Table 2.

Associations between STSS total score and subscales and carotid plaque index (N = 290)

	Plaque index
	1		≥2
STSS Total Score and Subscalesa	OR (95% CI)	p	OR (95% CI)	p
STSS Total Score	1.00 (0.96–1.04)	.889	1.04 (1.00–1.08)	.073
Self-Silencing Subscale	0.99 (0.87–1.12)	.847	1.16 (1.03–1.31)	.012
Externalized Self-Perception Subscale	1.00 (0.89–1.12)	.988	1.05 (0.93–1.18)	.427
Care as Self-Sacrifice Subscale	0.96 (0.84–1.10)	.597	0.99 (0.87–1.14)	.925
Divided Self Subscale	1.02 (0.91–1.13)	.789	1.09 (0.98–1.20)	.105

Note. OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval; STSS Silencing the Self Scale.

Reference group: plaque index = 0. OR for every one-unit increase in STSS Total Score or subscale score. Covariates included age, race/ethnicity, education, partner status, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, homeostatic model assessment, blood pressure-lowering medications, lipid-lowering medications, diabetes mellitus medications, depressive symptoms, physical activity, dietary intake.

^aSTSS total score and subscale scores are considered in separate models.