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Table 5 Hazard Ratios (HR) of cardiovascular diseases associated with number of children in the household, by employment status – Cox regression models. 1 Women 25–45 at baseline

From: Child rearing or childbearing? Risk of cardiovascular diseases associated to parity and number of children

Exposure

 

Housewives—Women

 

Employed – Women

 
 

n. cases

HR

95% CI

n. cases

HR

95% CI

p-value2

Ever parity (ref. no children)

342

1.76

1.03–3.00

345

1.18

0.88–1.60

0.20

0 children (ref.)

14

1

-

52

1

-

-

1 child

79

1.60

0.91–2.83

117

1.02

0.73–1.42

0.27

2 children

197

2.02

1.17–3.50

174

1.20

0.87–1.66

0.20

3 + children

66

1.88

1.05–3.37

44

1.25

0.82–1.92

0.49

  1. 1Adjusted for age, area of residence, year of the baseline survey, and highest educational level in the couple
  2. 2P-value of the interaction test. Bold font indicates significance at the 5% level
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BMC Public Health

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