Table 3.
Regression Analysis of First Time Heart Failure Hospitalization Risk on Education and Income, Stratified by Race/Ethnicity
| White Women N=21,269 |
Black Women N=2,574 |
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| HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | |
| Education
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| Unadjusted Model | ||||
| • College Graduate ± Any Graduate Study (ref) | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — |
| • High School ± Some College/Vocational School | 1.40 | 1.15 – 1.70 | 1.81 | 0.98 – 3.34 |
| • Less than High School | 1.90 | 1.33 – 2.73 | 3.62 | 1.82 – 7.18 |
| Multivariable Model* | ||||
| • College Graduate ± Any Graduate Study (ref) | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — |
| • High School ± Some College/Vocational School | 1.10 | 0.76 – 1.60 | 2.11 | 1.02 – 4.34 |
| • Less than High School | 1.15 | 0.94 – 1.41 | 1.37 | 0.73 – 2.56 |
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| Income
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| Unadjusted Model | ||||
| • >$50,000/year | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — |
| • $35,000 to $49,999/year | 1.62 | 1.20 – 2.20 | 1.87 | 0.72 – 7.29 |
| • $20,000 to $34,999/year | 2.29 | 1.76 – 3.00 | 1.63 | 0.67 – 4.00 |
| • <$20,000/year | 3.46 | 2.64 – 4.52 | 3.99 | 1.80 – 8.84 |
| Multivariable Modela | ||||
| • >$50,000/year | 1.00 | — | 1.00 | — |
| • $35,000 to $49,999/year | 1.19 | 0.88 – 1.62 | 1.48 | 0.57 – 3.86 |
| • $20,000 to $34,999/year | 1.41 | 1.07 – 1.86 | 1.15 | 0.46 – 2.85 |
| • <$20,000/year | 1.69 | 1.26 – 2.26 | 2.26 | 0.97 – 5.23 |
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Multivariate model includes education or income, plus: age, marriage status, dietary modification assignment, hormone therapy assignment, activity level, smoking status, alcohol consumption, body mass index, interim myocardial infarction, systolic blood pressure, treatment for hypertension, diabetes, insurance