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Table 4 Odd-ratios (95% confidence intervals) from logistic regression analysis of long-term illness 2001 (ages 70-89)

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

1.07***

(1.06-1.08)

1.06***

(1.06-1.07)

1.10***

(1.09-1.10)

1.09***

(1.09-1.10)

Marital history 1971-01

        

1st marriage -long term (30+ years)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1st marriage- since 1971

1.08

(0.80-1.45)

1.00

(0.74-1.36)

0.66

(0.41-1.06)

0.68

(0.42-1.09)

Remarried - long term (30+ years)

1.18*

(1.01-1.37)

1.18*

(1.01-1.38)

1.41**

(1.12-1.77)

1.36**

(1.08-1.71)

Remarried since 1971, previously widowed

1.04

(0.86-1.24)

1.03

(0.86-1.24)

1.18

(0.96-1.45)

1.11

(0.90-1.36)

Remarried since 1971, previously divorced

0.98

(0.80-1.20)

0.95

(0.78-1.17)

1.45**

(1.17-1.79)

1.34**

(1.08-1.66)

Widowed- long term (30+ years)

1.28

(0.81-2.03)

1.04

(0.65-1.66)

1.29**

(1.12-1.49)

1.12

(0.97-1.30)

Widowed- intermediate (10-29 years)

1.15*

(1.01-1.30)

1.00

(0.88-1.13)

1.19***

(1.07-1.27)

1.04

(0.97-1.12)

Widowed- recent (< 10 years)

1.14*

(1.04-1.26)

1.03

(0.94-1.14)

1.14***

(1.07-1.23)

1.05

(0.98-1.13)

Divorced- long term (30+ years)

1.00

(0.63-1.58)

0.86

(0.54-1.37)

1.25

(0.96-1.61)

1.03

(0.79-1.34)

Divorced- intermediate or recent (< 30 years)

1.24*

(1.05-1.46)

1.08

(0.91-1.28)

1.31***

(1.13-1.53)

1.09

(0.94-1.28)

Never-married

1.07

(0.94-1.23)

0.89

(0.77-1.01)

0.96

(0.86-1.08)

0.88**

(0.78-0.99)

Socioeconomic variables

        

Educational qual.1971 (ref. none)

  

0.83***

(0.76-0.90)

  

0.82***

(0.75-0.90)

Tenure/car score 1971-91

  

0.97***

(0.96-0.98)

  

0.98***

(0.97-0.99)

Social class score 1971-8

  

0.93***

(0.90-0.95)

    

Owner occupier 2001 (ref.yes)

  

0.75***

(0.68-0.82)

  

0.60***

(0.56-0.65)

Current marital status

        

All in 1 st marriage

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

All remarried

1.08

(0.97-1.20)

1.08

(0.97-1.20)

1.37***

(1.19-1.57)

1.30***

(1.13-1.49)

All widowed

1.15***

(1.06-1.24)

1.02

(0.94-1.11)

1.17***

(1.11-1.25)

1.06

(0.99-1.12)

All divorced

1.21*

(1.04-1.42)

1.05

(0.90-1.23)

1.29***

(1.12-1.49)

1.08

(0.94-1.25)

Never-married

1.07

(0.94-1.23)

0.89

(0.77-1.01)

0.98

(0.87-1.10)

0.88*

(0.78-0.99)

N

17,997

17,997

25,029

25,029

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