Table 2

Correlation analyses

	Questionnaire	N	Spearman’s r(s)	p Value
Persistence of cardiac symptoms	CAQ-Total	221	0.22	0.01
Persistence of cardiac symptoms	CAQ-Fear	231	0.24	<0.001
	CAQ-Avoidance	241	0.64	0.326
	CAQ-Attention	233	0.24	<0.001
	HADS-Anxiety	241	0.28	<0.001
	HADS-Depression	242	0.24	<0.001
	SOMS	244	0.38	<0.001
	Whiteley Index	194	0.33	<0.001
	SF-12-physical	160	−0.3	<0.001
	SF-12-psychological	160	−0.173	0.3
CAQ-Total	SF-12-physical	156	−0.48	<0.001
	SF-12-psychological	156	−0.38	<0.001
CAQ-Fear	SF-12-physical	159	−0.29	<0.001
	SF-12-psychological	159	−0.44	<0.001
CAQ-Avoidance	SF-12-physical	165	−0.53	<0.001
	SF-12-psychological	165	−0.14	<0.001
CAQ-Attention	SF-12-physical	163	−0.26	0.01
	SF-12-psychological	163	−0.18	0.01
HADS-Anxiety	SF-12-physical	163	−0.41	<0.001
	SF-12-psychological	163	−0.63	<0.001
HADS-Depression	SF-12-physical	163	−0.48	<0.001
	SF-12-psychological	163	−0.63	<0.001
SOMS	SF-12-physical	165	−0.44	<0.001
	SF-12-psychological	165	−0.41	<0.001
Whiteley Index	SF-12-physical	132	−0.47	<0.001
	SF-12-psychological	132	−0.41	<0.001

CAQ, Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SOMS, Screening for Somatoform Disorders.