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 | ||
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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.
Model 1: adjusted for age and sex.
Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, residence, educational level, smoking status, and current drinking status.
Childhood exposure to interparental violence was defined as witnessing interparental violence sometimes or often when participants were younger than 17 years.
Heart disease was defined as myocardial infarction, angina, coronary heart disease, heart failure, or other heart problems.