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. 2024 Dec 20;7(12):e2451806. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.51806

Table 2. Association Between Childhood Exposure to Interparental Physical Violence and Incident CVD, 2011-2020.

Outcome No. (incidence rate per 1000 person-years) Model 1a Model 2b
HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
CVD
No interparental violence 2157 (29.0) 1 [Reference] NA NA NA
Interparental violencec 258 (38.9) 1.35 (1.19-1.54) <.001 1.36 (1.20-1.55) <.001
Heart diseased
No interparental violence 1650 (21.8) 1 [Reference] NA NA NA
Interparental violence 198 (29.4) 1.34 (1.16-1.56) <.001 1.36 (1.17-1.57) <.001
Stroke
No interparental violence 737 (9.4) 1 [Reference] NA NA NA
Interparental violence 85 (11.9) 1.28 (1.02-1.60) .03 1.28 (1.03-1.61) .03

Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; HR, hazard ratio; NA, not applicable.

a

Model 1: adjusted for age and sex.

b

Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, residence, educational level, smoking status, and current drinking status.

c

Childhood exposure to interparental violence was defined as witnessing interparental violence sometimes or often when participants were younger than 17 years.

d

Heart disease was defined as myocardial infarction, angina, coronary heart disease, heart failure, or other heart problems.