Table 5.

Associations between composite stress score and cardiovascular risk score, stratified by median DERS subscale score, Yale Stress Center cohort 2007–12.

	Unadjusted		Adjustedb
DERS Subscalea	ß	p-value	ß	p-value
Lack of emotional awareness
Below median	0.173	<0.001	0.131	0.011
Above median	0.101	0.069	0.090	0.139
Lack of emotional clarity
Below median	0.188	<0.001	0.150	0.003
Above median	0.127	0.026	0.109	0.114
Non-acceptance of emotional response
Below median	0.145	0.005	0.100	0.071
Above median	0.158	0.002	0.155	0.007
Limited access to emotion regulation strategies
Below median	0.130	0.034	0.093	0.140
Above median	0.180	0.001	0.179	0.003
Impulse control difficulties
Below median	0.165	0.007	0.077	0.245
Above median	0.126	0.008	0.165	0.002
Difficulties engaging in goal-oriented behavior
Below median	0.169	0.004	0.124	0.048
Above median	0.148	0.002	0.113	0.040

^aA domain score above the median reflects poorer functioning with that domain (e.g., greater lack of emotional awareness).

^bAdjusted model includes age, sex, race, educational attainment, and smoking.