Table 3 Associations between stressful life events (including positive, negative, and traumatic events) and augmentation index stratified by sex

From: Stressful life events and augmentation index: results from the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center

Ever had experience in 6 month

Augmentation Indexa,b (%)

Q1 (ref)

Q2

Q3

Q4

p-trend (ORc, ORd)

Case N

Case N

ORc (95% CI)

ORd (95% CI)

Case N

ORc (95% CI)

ORd (95% CI)

Case N

ORc (95% CI)

ORd (95% CI)

 

Men

Stressful event

  No

233

163

1.23 (0.90–1.69)

1.15 (0.84–1.59)

102

0.89 (0.60–1.33)

0.93 (0.62–1.41)

66

0.97 (0.59–1.60)

0.96 (0.58–1.60)

0.344/0.700

  Yes

284

169

  

72

  

46

   

Traumatic event

  No

354

217

1.25 (0.91–1.72)

1.20 (0.87–1.66)

128

0.84 (0.55–1.29)

0.86 (0.56–1.33)

76

1.14 (0.69–1.91)

1.14 (0.68–1.92)

0.244/0.409

  Yes

163

115

  

46

  

36

   

Positive event

  No

229

159

1.21 (0.89–1.65)

1.20 (0.88–1.64)

90

1.20 (0.81–1.79)

1.21 (0.81–1.80)

62

1.12 (0.69–1.83)

1.12 (0.68–1.83)

0.647/0.662

  Yes

288

173

  

84

  

50

   

Negative event

  No

175

136

0.72 (0.44–1.17)

0.89 (0.64–1.24)

85

0.73 (0.50–1.09)

0.75 (0.50–1.14)

57

0.99 (0.72–1.35)

0.68 (0.41–1.14)

0.288/0.400

  Yes

342

196

  

89

  

55

   

Women

Stressful event

  No

142

261

1.02 (0.77–1.44)

1.00 (0.72–1.38)

337

1.25 (0.91–1.70)

1.00 (0.72–1.38)

378

1.23 (0.89–1.68)

1.08 (0.78–1.50)

0.374/0.710

  Yes

153

228

  

308

  

334

   

Traumatic event

  No

209

340

1.20 (0.86–1.67)

1.28 (0.97–1.68)

423

1.51 (1.08–2.10)

1.44 (1.03–2.01)

463

1.57 (1.12–2.19)

1.46 (1.04–2.05)

0.026/0.080

  Yes

86

149

  

222

  

249

   

Positive event

  No

124

255

0.81 (0.59–1.10)

0.81 (0.59–1.10)

327

0.93 (0.68–1.27)

0.93 (0.68–1.27)

349

0.99 (0.72–1.35)

0.98 (0.72–1.35)

0.375/0.378

  Yes

171

234

  

318

  

363

   

Negative event

  No

95

215

0.77 (0.55–1.06)

0.70 (0.50–0.98)

257

1.02 (0.74–1.41)

0.91 (0.65–1.27)

260

1.19 (0.86–1.66)

1.01 (0.72–1.43)

0.008/0.029

  Yes

200

274

  

388

  

452

   
  1. OR odds ratio
  2. aThe augmentation index value was normalized to a pulse rate of 75
  3. bWith polynomial logistic regression
  4. cAdjusted for age, sex, systolic blood pressure, and height, marital status, education, income, body mass index, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, physical activity, history of cardiovascular disease, and family history of cardiovascular disease
  5. dAdjusted for Beck Depression Index additionally
  6. OR odds ratio
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