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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: Chronobiol Int. 2011 Apr;28(3):258–266. doi: 10.3109/07420528.2011.553016

Table 3.

Rest/activity rhythms (RARs) and risk of incident CVD, coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease events

Hazard Ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals
Range of
values
CVD* Coronary Heart
Disease
Stroke Peripheral
Vascular
Disease
Acrophase
Q 1 ≤14.06 h 1.18 (0.95–1.46) 1.04 (0.80–1.34) 1.27 (0.78–2.06) 1.32 (0.80–2.17)
Q 2–3 14.07–15.33 h 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
Q 4 ≥15.34 h 1.02 (0.81–1.27) 0.95 (0.73–1.24) 0.66 (0.36–1.19) 1.65 (1.04–2.63)
P-value§ .308 .849 .126 .107
Amplitude
Q 1 ≤1.18 1.24 (0.95–1.63) 1.30 (0.95–1.78) 0.85 (0.45–1.59) 1.52 (0.82–2.80)
Q 2 1.19–1.48 1.31 (1.01–1.71) 1.36 (1.00–1.86) 1.21 (0.68–2.16) 1.45 (0.79–2.64)
Q 3 1.49–1.83 1.02 (0.77–1.35) 1.05 (0.75–1.46) 0.70 (0.36–1.35) 1.30 (0.69–2.47)
Q 4 ≥1.84 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
p-trend .036 .040 .934 .180
Mesor#
Q 1 ≤2.45 0.76 (0.58–0.98) 0.68 (0.50–0.92) 0.98 (0.55–1.75) 0.94 (0.51–1.72)
Q 2 2.46–2.63 0.86 (0.67–1.09) 0.78 (0.59–1.03) 0.85 (0.46–1.54) 1.15 (0.65–2.03)
Q 3 2.64–2.79 0.78 (0.61–0.99) 0.66 (0.50–0.89) 0.73 (0.40–1.34) 1.41 (0.84–2.38)
Q 4 ≥2.80 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
p-trend .061 .024 .958 .722
F-value
Q 1 ≤994 1.15 (0.88–1.50) 0.99 (0.72–1.35) 0.87 (0.45–1.67) 2.88 (1.41–5.87)
Q 2 995–1524 1.23 (0.95–1.61) 1.14 (0.84–1.55) 1.14 (0.62–2.09) 2.71 (1.34–5.48)
Q 3 1525–2135 0.89 (0.67–1.18) 0.81 (0.59–1.13) 0.97 (0.52–1.83) 2.04 (0.98–4.22)
Q 4 ≥2136 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
p-trend .094 .580 .804 .009
Alpha
Q 1 <−0.55 1.05 (0.84–1.31) 0.93 (0.72–1.22) 0.79 (0.45–1.38) 1.44 (0.89–2.32)
Q 2–3 −0.55–0.37 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
Q 4 >−0.37 1.17 (0.95–1.45) 1.09 (0.85–1.40) 1.11 (0.68–1.82) 1.32 (0.82–2.13)
p-value§ .329 .576 .539 .273
Beta
Q 1 <7.77 1.08 (0.84–1.40) 1.06 (0.78–1.43) 1.78 (1.01–3.14) 1.14 (0.65–2.01)
Q 2 0.77–13.77 1.07 (0.83–1.38) 1.18 (0.88–1.58) 0.85 (0.44–1.66) 1.25 (0.71–2.18)
Q 3 13.78–27.04 1.02 (0.79–1.32) 1.05 (0.78–1.41) 1.09 (0.59–2.03) 0.96 (0.54–1.73)
Q 4 >27.04 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
p-trend .503 .549 .083 .478
Minimum
Q 1 ≤1.55 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
Q 2 1.56–1.88 1.17 (0.89–1.53) 1.14 (0.82–1.58) 1.21 (0.66–2.22) 1.16 (0.62–2.18)
Q 3 1.89–2.17 1.24 (0.94–1.62) 1.30 (0.94–1.78) 1.04 (0.56–1.95) 1.45 (0.80–2.61)
Q 4 ≥2.18 1.33 (1.01–1.73) 1.39 (1.02–1.91) 0.98 (0.51–1.86) 1.33 (0.72–2.43)
p-trend .040 .027 .809 .292

CI = confidence interval.

N = 2962 in multivariable-adjusted models.

*

CVD is a composite of Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Peripheral Vascular Disease Events.

Model adjusted for age groups, clinic site, race/ethnicity, IADL impairments, smoking status, cognitive impairment, use of antidepressants, walking for exercise, and history of CVD, PVD, and stroke.

Model adjusted for age groups, clinic site, race/ethnicity, IADL impairments, smoking status, cognitive impairment, use of antidepressants, walking for exercise, and history of PVD.

§

p-value presented is from a 4 df test.

Amplitude = Maximum modeled activity value – minimum modeled activity value in units of counts/min

#

Mesor = minimum + amplitude/2 in units of counts/min