Table 2.
Low CVH | Moderate CVH | High CVH | Per 1-point higher CVH score | |
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PR | PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | |
Unadjusted | 1 (reference group) | 0.72 (0.63, 0.81)* | 0.57 (0.41, 0.79)* | 0.92 (0.89, 0.94)* |
Model 2 | 1 (reference group) | 0.72 (0.64, 0.82)* | 0.58 (0.42, 0.81)* | 0.92 (0.90, 0.95)* |
Model 3 | 1 (reference group) | 0.75 (0.66, 0.84)* | 0.68 (0.49, 0.94)* | 0.93 (0.91, 0.96)* |
Model 2 includes FMD score. Model 3 includes FMD score, age, study center, education, heavy drinking, diagnosis of chronic illness: kidney or liver disease, emphysema, cancer (including prostate cancer), CES-D score, use of antidepressant medication, and use of beta-blocker medication. Abbreviations: CES-D, center for epidemiologic studies depression score; CI, confidence interval; CVH, cardiovascular health; FMD, flow-mediated dilation; PR, prevalence ratio. *P ≤ 0.01.