Table 4.

Cox proportional hazards models of education and stress overall and by race

N	Overall 9,583			Whites 7,275			Blacks 2,308
	Model 1 HR (95% CI)	Model 2 HR (95% CI)		Model 1 HR (95% CI)	Model 2 HR (95% CI)		Model 1 HR (95% CI)	Model 2 HR (95% CI)
High education & 0 stressors	Ref	Ref		Ref	Ref		Ref	Ref
High education & ≥1 stressors	1.12 (1.01, 1.25)	1.11 (1.00, 1.24)		1.10 (0.98, 1.24)	1.09 (0.97, 1.23)		1.18 (0.95, 1.47)	1.16 (0.93, 1.45)
Low education & 0 stressors	1.14 (1.04, 1.24)	1.10 (1.00, 1.20)		1.17 (1.05, 1.30)	1.12 (1.01, 1.25)		1.10 (0.93, 1.29)	1.05 (0.89, 1.24)
Low education & ≥1 stressors	1.43 (1.26, 1.63)	1.36 (1.19, 1.55)		1.42 (1.20, 1.68)	1.33 (1.12, 1.58)		1.43 (1.16, 1.77)	1.37 (1.10, 1.70)

Notes: Model 1 adjusts for demographics (age (as time scale), sex, and race in overall models); Model 2 adjusts for demographics, midlife health indicators (body mass index, smoking status, hypertension), and late-life health indicators (stroke, diabetes, and heart failure)