T1 relationship quality and T3 CVD risk factor outcomes
| Mean (95% CI) | Mean difference compared with good relationship (95% CI) | ||
| CVD risk factor outcome | Good relationship (n=435) | Poor relationship (n=185) | |
| Cardiovascular | Age adjusted | Age adjusted | Age plus confounder |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 132.81 (131.53 to 134.09) | −0.23 (−2.50 to 2.04) | −0.46 (−2.74 to 1.82) |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 77.81 (76.95 to 78.67) | −0.48 (−2.01 to 1.05) | −0.70 (−2.24 to 0.83) |
| Resting heart rate (bpm) | 65.22 (64.23 to 66.20) | −0.85 (−2.59 to 0.89) | −0.91 (−2.66 to 0.84) |
| Anthropometric | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.46 (27.11 to 27.81) | −0.22 (−0.84 to 0.40) | −0.33 (−0.94 to 0.29) |
| ∆BMI (kg/m2) | 4.81 (3.10 to 6.51) | −0.51 (−0.93 to −0.08)* | −0.57 |
| Lipids | |||
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.18 (5.10 to 5.27) | −0.11 (−0.27 to 0.05) | −0.12 (−0.27 to 0.04) |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.29 (1.27 to 1.32) | 0.00 (−0.04 to 0.04) | 0.01 (−0.04 to 0.05) |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 3.25 (3.17 to 3.33) | −0.14 (−0.28 to −0.00)* | −0.14 (−0.28 to −0.00)* |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.40 (1.35 to 1.46) | −0.03 (−0.13 to 0.08) | −0.04 (−0.14 to 0.07) |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.65 (5.54 to 5.76) | 0.11 (−0.08 to 0.31) | 0.09 (−0.11 to 0.28) |
Regression Model 1: outcome adjusted for age.
Regression Model 2: outcome adjusted for age +confounders (housing tenure +financial difficulties+highest educational qualification +height).
*p = 0.01–0.05 **p=0.001–0.01 ***p<0.001.
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.