Table 3.

Absolute Risk Difference for the Presence of Any Coronary Artery Calcification in Women Versus Men, by Race/Ethnicity and Men as Reference Group, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, 2000–2002

	Non-Hispanic White		African American		Hispanic		Chinese		Pinteraction for Race and Sex
	Difference	95% CI	Difference	95% CI	Difference	95% CI	Difference	95% CI
Unadjusted	−0.25	−0.29, −0.22	−0.16	−0.20, −0.11	−0.21	−0.26, −0.16	−0.17	−0.24, −0.10	0.035
Model 1 (adjusted for age)	−0.25	−0.28, −0.22	−0.15	−0.20, −0.11	−0.22	−0.26, −0.17	−0.17	−0.23, −0.10	0.048
Model 2 (adjusted for age and traditional risk factors)a	−0.20	−0.25, −0.16	−0.16	−0.21, −0.11	−0.21	−0.26, −0.15	−0.19	−0.27, −0.11	0.095
Model 3 (adjusted for factors in models 1 and 2, physical activity, and diet)	−0.21	−0.26, −0.17	−0.16	−0.21, −0.10	−0.19	−0.25, −0.13	−0.20	−0.29, −0.12	0.022
Model 4 (adjusted for factors in models 1–3 and psychosocial factors)b	−0.21	−0.25, −0.17	−0.16	−0.21, −0.10	−0.19	−0.25, −0.13	−0.20	−0.29, −0.12	0.031
Model 5 (adjusted for factors in models 1–4 and socioeconomic position)	−0.21	−0.25, −0.16	−0.15	−0.21, −0.09	−0.19	−0.25, −0.13	−0.20	−0.29, −0.11	0.047

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

^aSmoking, hypertension, diabetes, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, cholesterol, and body mass index.

^bAnxiety, anger, depression, and chronic burden.