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Table 2 Rate ratios (95% confidence intervals) from Poisson regression analysis of male and female mortality 1991-2001.

From: Marital history, health and mortality among older men and women in England and Wales

 

Men

Women

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 1

Model 2

 

IRR

IRR

IRR

IRR

Age

1.10***

(1.10-1.10)

1.10***

(1.09-1.10)

1.10***

(1.10-1.11)

1.10***

(1.10-1.11)

Marital history

1st marriage - long term (20+ years)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1st marriage- since 1971

0.83

(0.66-1.04)

0.81

(0.64-1.01)

1.24

(0.92-1.67)

1.23

(0.91-1.67)

Remarried - long term (20+years)

1.11**

(1.03-1.19)

1.13**

(1.05-1.21)

1.09

(0.97-1.23)

1.08

(0.96-1.21)

Remarried since 1971, previously widowed

0.92

(0.82-1.03)

0.93

(0.83-1.05)

1.03

(0.88-1.21)

1.00

(0.86-1.17)

Remarried since 1971, previously divorced

1.05

(0.93-1.18)

1.03

(0.92-1.15)

1.21**

(1.08-1.37)

1.16*

(1.03-1.31)

Widowed- long term (20+ years)

1.49***

(1.28-1.74)

1.34***

(1.15-1.56)

1.21***

(1.13-1.30)

1.10*

(1.02-1.18)

Widowed- intermediate (10-19 years)

1.46***

(1.33-1.61)

1.36***

(1.24-1.50)

1.19***

(1.12-1.26)

1.09**

(1.03-1.15)

Widowed- recent (< 10 years)

1.28***

(1.21-1.36)

1.20***

(1.14-1.27)

1.19***

(1.14-1.25)

1.12**

(1.07-1.17)

Divorced- long term (20+ years)

1.24*

(1.01-1.53)

1.11

(0.90-1.36)

1.38***

(1.19-1.61)

1.23**

(1.05-1.43)

Divorced- intermediate (10-19 years)

1.43***

(1.26-1.62)

1.30***

(1.15-1.48)

1.26***

(1.10-1.43)

1.13

(0.99-1.29)

Divorced- recent (< 10 years)

1.23*

(1.04-1.46)

1.15

(0.97-1.36)

1.61***

(1.32-1.95)

1.47***

(1.21-1.79)

Never-married

1.38***

(1.29-1.48)

1.22***

(1.14-1.31)

1.18***

(1.10-1.27)

1.12**

(1.04-1.20)

Socioeconomic variables

        

Educational qual. 1971 (ref. none)

  

0.91***

(0.86-0.97)

  

0.84***

(0.78-0.91)

Tenure/car score 1971-91 (0-9)

  

0.95***

(0.95-0.96)

  

0.95***

(0.95-0.96)

Social class score 1971-81 (0-6)

  

0.96***

(0.95-0.97)

    

Current marital status

        

All in 1 st marriage

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

All remarried

1.05

(0.99-1.11)

1.06*

(1.00-1.12)

1.12**

(1.04-1.21)

1.09*

(1.01-1.18)

All widowed

1.34***

(1.27-1.41)

1.25***

(1.19-1.31)

1.19***

(1.14-1.24)

1.11***

(1.06-1.15)

All divorced

1.34***

(1.22-1.47)

1.22***

(1.11-1.34)

1.36***

(1.24-1.49)

1.22***

(1.11-1.34)

Never-married

1.38***

(1.29-1.48)

1.22***

(1.14-1.31)

1.19***

(1.10-1.27)

1.12**

(1.04-1.20)

Number of deaths

13,296

  

12,254

  
  1. Notes: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
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