Table 3.

Multivariable‐Adjusted Odds Ratios for Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis (95% CI) According to Type of Violence and Age at First Exposure

	Odds Ratios (95% CI)
	Cases/Noncases	Age‐Adjusted	Multivariable
No violence	99/292	ref	ref
Any violencea, b	84/159	1.55 (1.09, 2.21)	1.60 (1.10, 2.32)
Sexual	16/29	1.55 (0.79, 3.01)	1.39 (0.69, 2.78)
Physical	55/94	1.76 (1.16, 2.65)	1.87 (1.22, 2.87)
Physical violence by offenderc
No violence	99/292	ref	ref
Family member	18/37	1.35 (0.72, 2.51)	1.48 (0.78, 2.83)
Stranger	32/51	1.97 (1.19, 3.28)	2.06 (1.22, 3.49)
Violence by age at first exposure
No violence	99/292	ref	ref
Childhood (<16 y)	25/60	1.16 (0.68, 1.98)	1.15 (0.66, 1.98)
Adulthood (≥16 y)	59/99	1.79 (1.19, 2.68)	1.91 (1.25, 2.92)

Multivariable refers to age, state, indigenous, smoking (parents), number of siblings, birth weight, private health care, marital status, and menopausal status. CI indicates confidence interval.

^aAny includes participants who reported either sexual or physical violence or both.

^b49 women reported exposure to both sexual and physical violence.

^c11 women reported violence by both a family member and a stranger.