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Table 3 Odd-ratios (95% confidence intervals) from logistic regression analysis of long-term illness 1991 (ages 60-79)

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

 

OR

OR

OR

OR

Age

1.03***

(1.03-1.04)

1.03***

(1.02-1.03)

1.07***

(1.07-1.08)

1.07***

(1.06-1.07)

Marital history

        

1st marriage - long term (20+ years)

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

1st marriage- since 1971

0.77

(0.59-1.01)

0.74*

(0.56-0.96)

0.85

(0.60-1.22)

0.83

(0.58-1.19)

Remarried - long term (20+years)

1.24***

(1.12-1.36)

1.26***

(1.15-1.40)

1.40***

(1.22-1.60)

1.34***

(1.20-1.57)

Remarried since 1971, previously widowed

0.91

(0.77-1.06)

0.93

(0.79-1.09)

1.05

(0.88-1.25)

1.00

(0.83-1.19)

Remarried since 1971, previously divorced

1.05

(0.91-1.22)

1.01

(0.87-1.17)

1.25**

(1.09-1.43)

1.16*

(1.02-1.33)

Widowed- long term (20+ years)

1.33*

(1.04-1.70)

1.10

(0.86-1.41)

1.18***

(1.07-1.30)

1.01

(0.92-1.11)

Widowed- intermediate (10-19 years)

1.35***

(1.16-1.56)

1.18*

(1.02-1.38)

1.11**

(1.03-1.19)

0.96

(0.89-1.04)

Widowed- recent (< 10 years)

1.26***

(1.16-1.37)

1.12*

(1.03-1.22)

1.07*

(1.01-1.13)

0.96

(0.91-1.02)

Divorced- long term (20+ years)

1.40*

(1.05-1.87)

1.14

(0.85-1.53)

1.42***

(1.18-1.71)

1.15

(0.96-1.39)

Divorced- intermediate (10-19 years)

1.59***

(1.35-1.88)

1.35***

(1.14-1.60)

1.37***

(1.18-1.58)

1.15

(0.99-1.33)

Divorced- recent (< 10 years)

1.53***

(1.24-1.89)

1.39**

(1.13-1.72)

1.72***

(1.36-2.16)

1.49**

(1.18-1.88)

Never-married

1.22***

(1.11-1.34)

0.97

(0.88-1.06)

1.17**

(1.07-1.27)

1.04

(0.96-1.14)

Socioeconomic variables

        

Educational qual.1971 (ref. none)

  

0.84***

(0.77-0.90)

  

0.88***

(0.79-0.94)

Tenure/car score 1971-91

  

0.94***

(0.93-0.94)

  

0.92***

(0.91-0.92)

Social class score 1971-81

  

0.89***

(0.87-0.90)

 

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Current marital status

        

All in 1 st marriage

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

All remarried

1.12**

(1.04-1.20)

1.13**

(1.04-1.22)

1.26***

(1.15-1.37)

1.20***

(1.10-1.31)

All widowed

1.29***

(1.20-1.38)

1.14**

(1.06-1.22)

1.10***

(1.05-1.15)

0.97

(0.92-1.02)

All divorced

1.54***

(1.37-1.74)

1.33***

(1.18-1.51)

1.45***

(1.30-1.61)

1.21***

(1.09-1.35)

Never-married

1.22***

(1.11-1.34)

0.97

(0.88-1.06)

1.17**

(1.07-1.27)

1.04

(0.96-1.14)

N

33,686

  

41,341

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