Table 4.

Results of multiple linear regression analyses regressing allostatic load on chronic stress domains, without (model 1) and with (model 2) control for lifestyle factors

	B	SE B	β	ΔR 2	ΔF
Model 1: Association between allostatic load and chronic stress domains, after adjusting for covariates (n = 298)
Covariates				12.1%	F 7,290 = 5.72***
Chronic stress domains				7.1%	F 8,282 = 3.09***
Personal health problems	0.079	0.167	0.027
Health problems—family member	−0.075	0.119	−0.040
Drug/alcohol problems—family	−0.050	0.117	−0.026
Work stress	0.290	0.140	0.120**
Financial strain	0.336	0.119	0.178***
Housing problems	−0.031	0.155	−0.012
Relationship stress	−0.218	0.137	−0.109
Caregiving stress	0.315	0.127	0.142***
Model 2: Model 1 plus lifestyle factors (n = 287)
Covariates				12.0%	F 7,279 = 5.42***
Lifestyle Factors				3.5%	F 5,274 = 2.26**
Current smoker	0.009	0.115	0.004
Alcohol consumption	−0.272	0.122	−0.130**
Fiber	0.006	0.124	0.003
Fat	0.192	0.122	0.093
Exercise	−0.118	0.125	−0.057
Chronic stress domains				6.4%	F 8,266 = 2.72***
Personal health problems	0.087	0.170	0.030
Health problems—family member	−0.094	0.121	−0.051
Drug/alcohol problems -family	−0.047	0.119	−0.024
Work stress	0.320	0.146	0.130**
Financial strain	0.284	0.121	0.151**
Housing problems	−0.006	0.158	−0.002
Relationship stress	−0.235	0.140	−0.118*
Caregiving stress	0.279	0.129	0.127**

Covariates are age, menopausal status, SES, employment status, marital status, health insurance status, and language of assessment. R ² and F change are for model step. All coefficients are from final model step

*p < 0.10; **p < 0.05; ***p < 0.01