54 months = 4.5 yrs for the number without events
b. What was the incidence rate (incidence density) in each of the four subgroups?
Incidence density of CHD events by anger-temperament and hypertension
Spielberger trait anger-temperament scores
Normotensive
Hypertensive
Low (<8)
High (>8)
Low (<8)
High (>8)
Population
8,021
456
4,231
282
No. with events
167
23
213
13
Person-years (avg.
time to event = 2.25
y)
$167/2.25 \times 1000 =$
$74.2$ per 1,000
person-yrs
$23/2.25 \times 1000 =$
$10.2$ per 1,000
person-yrs
$213/2.25 \times 1000 =$
$94.7$ per 1,000
person-years
$13/2.23 \times 1000 =$
$5.78$ per 1,000
person-years
No. without events
7854
433
4018
269
Person-years (avg.
length of follow-up
= 4.5 y)
$7854/4.5 \times 1000 =$
$1.75$ per 1,000
person-yrs
$433/4.5 \times 1000 =$
$96.2$ per 1,000
person-yrs
$4018/4.5 \times 1000 =$
$892.9$ per 1,000
person-yrs
$269/4.5 \times 1000$
$= 59.8$ per 1,000
person-yrs