Table 5.

Sex-specific mean differences in VAT and SAT adipose tissue volumes by categories of coping behaviors in response to lifetime discrimination by sex (n = 2,080): Jackson Heart Study, Jackson, MS

		Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5
Visceral adipose tissue (cm3)
Men	Passive coping	78.5±32.0*	76.5±32.2*	74.5±32.1*	59.8±28.0*	60.6±28.0*
	Mixed coping	77.7±50.0	78.2±49.8	79.0±49.6	63.2±43.2	62.6±43.2
	Other coping	38.0±84.7	41.4±84.6	30.9±84.4	72.6±73.6	73.0±73.5
Subcutaneous adipose tissue (cm3)
Men	Passive coping	62.3±64.2	59.1±64.8	51.5±64.5	5.2±41.0	7.6±41.0
	Mixed coping	−69.9±100.3	−69.8±100.3	−66.0±99.6	−116.0±63.2	−117.7±63.2†
	Other coping	−147.0±170.0	−150.1±170.3	−136.9±170.5	−5.3±107.7	−4.3±107.6

Model 1 adjusts for age and menopausal/hormonal status and reproductive history (in women). Model 2 adds educational attainment and annual household income to model 1. Model 3 adjusts for variables in model 2 and for cigarette smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, energy, and percent energy from total fat. Model 4 adjusts for variables in model 3 and for body mass index. Model 5 adds major life events

Reference group: Since passive coping responses have been shown to be associated with a higher risk of adiposity in prior work [21], participants who responded with an active coping behavior served as the referent group

Women: n = 1,298; men: n = 782

^†p<0.10;

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01;

^***p<0.001