. 2020 Jun 3;9(12):e016292. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.016292

Table 3.

Proportional Odds Regression Model Predicting Offspring CVH From Parents’ CVH at Each Paired Exam Cycle

Paired Exams	Parent's CVH	OR	95% CI
Exam 1, n=2429	Referent: ideal CVH
	Intermediate CVH	1.67^a	1.18–2.39
	Poor CVH	2.87^a	1.97–4.18
Exam 2, n=1876	Referent: ideal CVH
	Intermediate CVH	1.50^a	1.05–2.15
	Poor CVH	2.20^a	1.47–3.30
Exam 3, n=1996	Referent: ideal CVH
	Intermediate CVH	1.05	0.68–1.60
	Poor CVH	1.86^a	1.18–2.93
Exam 4, n=1922	Referent: ideal CVH
	Intermediate CVH	1.63^a	1.02–2.62
	Poor CVH	2.93^a	1.81–4.73
Exam 5, n=1726	Referent: ideal CVH
	Intermediate CVH	1.87^a	1.25–2.81
	Poor CVH	3.61^a	2.36–5.52
Exam 6, n=1460	Referent: Ideal CVH
	Intermediate CVH	1.61	0.98–2.64
	Poor CVH	2.73^a	1.61–4.61
Pooled model (All 6 exams)	Referent: Ideal CVH
	Intermediate CVH	1.78^a	1.39–2.28
	Poor CVH	2.59^a	1.98–3.40

This table shows results from a proportional‐odds cumulative logit model, estimating the odds of predicting offspring cardiovascular health status using parents cardiovascular health status. Parents’ cardiovascular health variable was derived from an average of offspring's mother and father's cardiovascular health score. Dependent variable is offspring cardiovascular health (3‐level ordinal variable, coded 0, 1, 2: ideal, intermediate, and poor cardiovascular health, respectively), independent variable is parents’ cardiovascular health (coded 0, 1, 2 as well). All models were adjusted for offspring age, sex, and education. Note in this model, offspring were paired with their biological parents so that it was possible to estimate the cardiovascular health odds of offspring of parents with ideal, intermediate, and poor cardiovascular health. See details of proportional‐odds model's interpretation in the Methods section. CVH indicates cardiovascular health; and OR, odds ratio.

Statistically significant at P<0.05.