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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 24.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Stroke. 2017 Apr 7;12(8):815–826. doi: 10.1177/1747493017702663

Table 4.

Hazard ratios (HR) of stroke (ICD-10 I63) before the age of 50 years in men and women with different neighborhood SES at the age of 40 years.

Group Individuals at risk First events Incidence rate per 10000 person-years
Model A
Model B
Model C
Model D
N N IR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Men
High 112534 269 4.38 3.86 4.91 0.77 0.67 0.88 0.87 0.76 0.99 0.87 0.76 0.99 0.92 0.80 1.05
Middle 379186 1141 5.60 5.27 5.92 ref. ref. ref. ref.
Low 97527 367 6.78 6.08 7.47 1.17 1.03 1.31 1.09 0.97 1.24 1.05 0.93 1.20 1.05 0.92 1.19
Women
High 115229 217 3.44 2.99 3.90 0.77 0.66 0.89 0.87 0.74 1.01 0.87 0.74 1.01 0.90 0.78 1.05
Middle 362309 859 4.37 4.07 4.66 ref. ref. ref. ref.
Low 86666 298 6.10 5.41 6.79 1.37 1.20 1.56 1.31 1.14 1.51 1.30 1.13 1.49 1.22 1.06 1.40

HR: Hazard ratios; CI: Confidence interval.

Model A: adjusted for gender; Model B: adjusted for gender, marital status, educational level, immigrant status, and region of residence. Model C: adjusted for factors in Model B and neighbourhood goods and services (fast food restaurants, bars/pubs, physical activity facilities and health care resources). Model D: adjusted for factors in Model C and hospital diagnoses for hypertension, heart failure, and diabetes prior to the age of 40.