Table 3 Multivariate analysis (generalized linear model) of factors suspected of influencing state anxiety (STAI-Y A) prior to coronary angiography (N = 169, R2 = 0.47, p < 0.0001)
Characteristic | Parameter | Standard Deviation | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypnosis | 1.48 | 0.95 | 0.12 |
Age (years) | -0.16 | 0.05 | 0.001* |
Gender (F) | -1.40 | 1.02 | 0.17 |
Trait anxiety (STAI-Y B) | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.03* |
State anxiety the day before (STAI-Y B) | 0.48 | 0.07 |  < 0.0001* |
Believes that hypnosis words on self | -1.75 | 1.07 | 0.10 |
Believes that hypnosis works in general | -2.36 | 1.19 | 0.048* |