Table II.

Adjusted mean difference (beta) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for associations with allostatic load scores.

	AL highest risk quartile				AL highest risk quartile with bidirectional cortisol
	Beta	95% CI		P	Beta	95% CI		P
ACE scorea
Low	Ref
High	0.46	0.06	0.86	0.02	0.52	0.11	0.93	0.01
Sex
Men	Ref
Women	−0.12	−0.54	0.30	0.58	−0.30	−0.72	0.13	0.17
Age
<40	Ref
40–49	0.23	−0.39	0.85	0.47	0.17	−0.46	0.81	0.59
50–59	−0.17	−0.74	0.39	0.55	−0.15	−0.73	0.43	0.61
60 and older	0.11	−0.60	0.81	0.76	−0.03	−0.75	0.69	0.94
Race
Non-black	Ref
Black	−0.09	−0.55	0.53	0.96	−0.03	−0.52	0.58	0.92
Education
Less than high school	Ref
High school graduate/GED	0.07	−0.40	0.54	0.77	0.17	−0.30	0.65	0.47
Some college or more	0.24	−0.25	0.72	0.34	0.37	−0.13	0.87	0.15
Medication adherence
High (100% of prescribed doses)	Ref
Medium (90–99% of prescribed doses	−0.14	−0.58	0.29	0.52	−0.16	−0.61	0.29	0.49
Low (<90% of prescribed doses, or not taking medication)	0.06	−0.51	0.62	0.84	−0.01	−0.59	0.57	0.97

^aStatistically significant, p < 0.05