Table 2.
Major life events and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke
| Major life events | Myocardial infarction
|
Stroke
|
|---|---|---|
| HRa (95% CI) | HRa (95% CI) | |
| Childhood | ||
| Parents with critical illness | 1.12 (0.91–1.38) | 1.00 (0.78–1.30) |
| Unemployed parents | 1.22 (0.88–1.68) | 1.36 (0.95–1.95) |
| Financial problems | 0.95 (0.72–1.30) | 1.71 (1.29–2.26)b |
| Prolonged family conflicts | 0.87 (0.63–1.21) | 1.32 (0.94–1.87) |
| Placed away from home | 1.09 (0.81–1.46)b | 1.22 (0.87–1.73) |
| Adulthood | ||
| Children with critical illness | 1.08 (0.79–1.46) | 0.89 (0.62–1.28) |
| Critical illness in close family | 1.07 (0.88–1.30) | 1.20 (0.96–1.51) |
| Children with educational problems | 1.14 (0.73–1.78) | 1.00 (0.57–1.76) |
| Conflicts with adult children | 1.11 (0.75–1.65) | 0.80 (0.47–1.35) |
| Financial problems | 0.97 (0.68–1.38) | 1.60 (1.12–2.30) |
| Marital problems | 0.93 (0.72–1.22) | 1.28 (0.96–1.70) |
CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.
a
Adjusted for age and sex.
b
Significant interaction between sexes.