Table 4.

Hazard ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) for all factors in the final model (sociodemographics + risk factors + general health) for hospitalization/ED visit for any reason, cardiovascular (CVD) and stroke.

			Hospitalization/ED for Any Reason	Hospitalization/ED for CVD	Hospitalization/ED for Stroke
Any stroke symptom			1.24 (1.19 – 1.28)	1.58 (1.50 – 1.66)	1.46 (1.32 – 1.60)
Demographic Factors	Age (per 10 years)		1.25 (1.23 – 1.28)	1.38 (1.35 – 1.42)	1.62 (1.54 – 1.70)
	Black race		0.82 (0.80 – 0.85)	0.94 (0.89 – 0.98)	0.98 (0.90 – 1.07)
	Male sex		0.99 (0.96 – 1.03)	1.21 (1.15 – 1.26)	1.17 (1.07 – 1.27)
SES Measures	Income	< $20K	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)
		$20K – $34K	0.95 (0.91 – 1.00)	0.92 (0.86 – 0.99)	0.95 (0.84 – 1.07)
		$35K – $74K	0.96 (0.91 – 1.00)	0.90 (0.84 – 0.96)	0.87 (0.77 – 1.00)
		$75K+	0.93 (0.88 – 0.99)	0.83 (0.76 – 0.91)	0.76 (0.64 – 0.90)
		Refused	0.93 (0.88 – 0.98)	0.90 (0.83 – 0.98)	0.91 (0.78 – 1.05)
	Education	< than HS	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)
		HS Grad	0.97 (0.92 – 1.03)	0.91 (0.84 – 0.97)	0.98 (0.86 – 1.12)
		Some College	1.04 (0.98 – 1.09)	0.95 (0.88 – 1.02)	1.02 (0.89 – 1.17)
		College Grad	1.00 (1.94 – 1.05)	0.86 (0.79 – 0.92)	0.92 (0.80 – 1.06)
Risk Factors	Cigarette smoking		1.12 (1.07 – 1.17)	1.31 (1.23 – 1.39)	1.61 (1.44 – 1.80)
	Atrial fibrillation		1.28 (1.21 – 1.34)	1.53 (1.43 – 1.64)	1.40 (1.24 – 1.59)
	Diabetes		1.12 (1.08 – 1.17)	1.27 (1.21 – 1.34)	1.38 (1.26 – 1.52)
	Dyslipidemia		1.04 (1.01 – 1.07)	1.01 (0.96 – 1.05)	0.91 (0.84 – 1.00)
	History of heart disease		1.26 (1.21 – 1.32)	1.68 (1.59 – 1.77)	1.41 (1.27 – 1.55)
	Left Ventricular Hypertrophy		1.07 (1.02 – 1.12)	1.09 (1.02 – 1.17)	1.18 (1.05 – 1.34)
	Hypertension		1.11 (1.07 – 1.14)	1.16 (1.10 – 1.21)	1.17 (1.07 – 1.29)
Self-reported general health		Excellent	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)
		Very good	1.19 (1.13 – 1.24)	1.16 (1.08 – 1.25)	1.01 (0.88 – 1.16)
		Good	1.39 (1.32 – 1.46)	1.46 (1.35 – 1.57)	1.16 (1.01 – 1.33)
		Fair	1.68 (1.58 – 1.78)	1.82 (1.67 – 1.98)	1.38 (1.17 – 1.61)
		Poor	2.17 (1.97 – 2.38)	2.30 (2.02 – 2.61)	1.97 (1.57 – 2.48)