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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2014 Jul-Aug;76(6):468–475. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000069

Table 3.

Associations between stress indicators and cardiovascular risk factors: the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study (N=4926)

Diabetes
OR (95% CI)		 Hypertension
OR (95% CI)		 Dyslipidemia
OR (95% CI)		 Current Smoker
OR (95% CI)
Stress Indicator Model 11 Model 22 Model 11 Model 22 Model 11 Model 22 Model 11
Perceived Stress 0.99
(0.97–1.01)		 0.99
(0.97–1.01)		 0.99
(0.97–1.01)		 0.99
(0.98–1.01)		 0.99
(0.98–1.00)		 0.99
(0.98–1.00)		 1.03*
(1.01–1.05)
Chronic Stress 1.25*
(1.16–1.34)		 1.20*
(1.11–1.31)		 1.14*
(1.06–1.23)		 1.10*
(1.02–1.19)		 1.03
(0.98–1.09)		 1.00
(0.95–1.06)		 0.95
(0.88–1.02)
Traumatic Stress 0.87*
(0.81–0.94)		 0.89*
(0.83–0.97)		 0.86*
(0.81–0.92)		 0.88*
(0.82–0.93)		 0.96
(0.91–1.01)		 0.97
(0.92–1.02)		 1.15*
(1.05–1.26)

OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.

*

p<.05

1

Controls for age, sex, Hispanic/Latino background, nativity/immigration, language of interview, income, education

2

Controls for demographic covariates, as well as BMI, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption