Table 4.
Discrete-Time Survival Models Predicting Onset of Heart Problems by Gender, NLSY79
| Predictors | Women | Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Current drinking status (ref: low volume/no HED)a,b | ||||
| Lifetime abstainer | 0.86 (0.34, 2.13) | 0.738 | 0.93 (0.28, 3.10) | 0.903 |
| Current non-drinker | 1.28 (0.71, 2.30) | 0.412 | 1.11 (0.62, 1.99) | 0.715 |
| Low volume/HED | 1.00 (0.30, 3.32) | 0.996 | 0.87 (0.42, 1.80) | 0.711 |
| Risky volume/monthly HED | 0.96 (0.17, 5.33) | 0.965 | 2.49 (0.82, 7.59) | 0.109 |
| Risky volume/weekly HED | 0.83 (0.16, 4.29) | 0.824 | 1.02 (0.34, 3.00) | 0.978 |
| High volume | 2.30 (0.66, 7.96) | 0.191 | 0.79 (0.21, 2.97) | 0.725 |
| Prior HED (past 10 years)a | ||||
| Monthly HED | 0.69 (0.34, 1.38) | 0.294 | 0.67 (0.38, 1.18) | 0.164 |
| Weekly HED | 0.62 (0.31, 1.25) | 0.181 | 0.92 (0.54, 1.55) | 0.749 |
| Age | 1.15 (1.03, 1.27) | 0.012 | 1.19 (1.08, 1.32) | 0.001 |
| U.S. born | 9.63 (2.30, 40.30) | 0.002 | 0.91 (0.21, 3.89) | 0.894 |
| Race/ethnicity (ref: white) | ||||
| Black | 0.79 (0.44, 1.41) | 0.423 | 0.83 (0.48, 1.43) | 0.500 |
| Hispanic | 1.16 (0.52, 2.62) | 0.716 | 0.50 (0.23, 1.08) | 0.076 |
| Native American | 1.37 (0.59, 3.20) | 0.467 | 1.76 (0.75, 4.14) | 0.192 |
| Other race | 0.72 (0.27, 1.91) | 0.506 | 0.55 (0.22, 1.43) | 0.221 |
| Frequency of religious attendance 1979 | 0.99 (0.87, 1.14) | 0.927 | 0.90 (0.78, 1.05) | 0.181 |
| Work health limitation 1979 | 1.56 (0.76, 3.19) | 0.223 | 1.73 (0.80, 3.72) | 0.160 |
| In povertya | 1.58 (0.77, 3.22) | 0.210 | 1.03 (0.49, 2.15) | 0.942 |
| Education attainment (ref: less than high school) | ||||
| High school graduate | 0.72 (0.38, 1.37) | 0.317 | 0.49 (0.28, 0.84) | 0.009 |
| Some college | 0.82 (0.38, 1.79) | 0.623 | 0.61 (0.31, 1.23) | 0.166 |
| College or more | 0.71 (0.26, 1.95) | 0.503 | 0.20 (0.06, 0.69) | 0.011 |
| Marital status (ref: married)a | ||||
| Never married | 0.98 (0.49, 1.94) | 0.944 | 1.01 (0.50, 2.04) | 0.970 |
| Separated | 1.49 (0.60, 3.70) | 0.392 | 1.72 (0.60, 4.90) | 0.311 |
| Divorced | 1.29 (0.70, 2.41) | 0.416 | 0.94 (0.49, 1.81) | 0.852 |
| Widowed | 0.25 (0.05, 1.22) | 0.087 | 0.52 (0.06, 4.44) | 0.554 |
| Has childrena | 1.12 (0.96, 1.31) | 0.153 | 1.05 (0.87, 1.27) | 0.629 |
| Employment status (ref: employed)a | ||||
| Unemployed | 1.37 (0.31, 6.11) | 0.677 | 1.35 (0.39, 4.63) | 0.635 |
| Out of labor force | 2.55 (1.44, 4.51) | 0.001 | 1.48 (0.65, 3.38) | 0.351 |
| In active forces | 1.00 (0.00, 0.00) | <0.001 | 0.38 (0.05, 2.92) | 0.356 |
| Smoking status (ref: non-smoker)a | ||||
| Previous daily smoker | 0.93 (0.46, 1.89) | 0.835 | 1.54 (0.78, 3.02) | 0.211 |
| Current daily smoker | 2.31 (1.24, 4.31) | 0.009 | 2.54 (1.33, 4.86) | 0.005 |
| BMI (ref: normal weight)a | ||||
| Underweight | 0.84 (0.11, 6.33) | 0.863 | 2.93 (0.36, 23.90) | 0.315 |
| Overweight | 1.49 (0.73, 3.06) | 0.277 | 1.33 (0.74, 2.39) | 0.345 |
| Obese | 3.57 (1.87, 6.82) | <0.001 | 1.65 (0.91, 3.00) | 0.102 |
| Time | 1.52 (1.23, 1.87) | <0.001 | 1.52 (1.12, 0.99) | 0.007 |
| Time2 | 0.99 (0.98, 0.99) | <0.001 | 0.99 (0.98, 0.99) | 0.018 |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).
a
Indicates time-varying variable.
b
Current drinking status is a combined total volume and frequency of HED of ≥6 drinks. Total volume is categorized into low volume volume includes those with no HED and those with HED.
HED, heavy episodic drinking; NLSY79, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.