Table 3.

Nested models predicting Incident Heart Failure in Post Menopausal Women.

	Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)a
Racial/Ethnic Group	Model 1: Age	Model 2: Age + SESb	Model 3: Age, SESb, Established Risk Factorsc	Model 4: Age, SESb, Established Risk Factorsc, Interim CHD	Model 5: Age, SESb, Established Risk Factorsc, Interim CHD, Additional Factorsd
White	1.00 [Reference]	1.00 [Reference]	1.00 [Reference]	1.00 [Reference]	1.00 [Reference]
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.40 (0.28-0.57)	0.41 (0.29-0.59)	0.36 (0.25-0.52)	0.42 (0.29-0.60)	0.43 (0.29-0.62)
African American	1.47 (1.31-1.66)	1.20 (1.07-1.35)	0.94 (0.83-1.06)	1.04 (0.92-1.17)	0.97 (0.86-1.11)
Hispanic	0.76 (0.59-0.99)	0.56 (0.43-0.73)	0.52 (0.40-0.68)	0.59 (0.46-0.77)	0.59 (0.45-0.78)

Abbreviations: SES, socioeconomic status; CHD, coronary heart disease

^aBoldface type indicates statistical significance at p<0.05

^bIncome and education level

^cHypertension, diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, smoking status, and CHD at baseline

^dHysterectomy, atrial fibrillation, any health insurance, medication use (HRT, aspirin, ARB, beta blockers, multivitamin), physical activity level, alcohol consumption