Table 5 Odd ratios and rate ratios (95% confidence intervals) from Poisson and logistic regression analysis of mortality 1991-2001 and long-term illness in 1991 and 2001 for all women by marital history and parity.
From: Marital history, health and mortality among older men and women in England and Wales
| Â | Mortality 1991-2001 | Long-term illness 1991 | Long-term illness 2001 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | IRR | OR | OR | |||
Age | 1.10*** | (1.10-1.11) | 1.07*** | (1.06-1.07) | 1.09*** | (1.09-1.10) |
Marital status/history 1971-91/01 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Long term first marriage | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
First marriage since 1971 | 1.14 | (0.84-1.54) | 0.84 | (0.58-1.20) | 0.75 | (0.46-1.20) |
Long term remarriage | 1.08 | (0.96-1.21) | 1.29*** | (1.13-1.47) | 1.35* | (1.08-1.67) |
Remarried since 1971, previously widowed | 1.03 | (0.84-1.27) | 1.12 | (0.88-1.42) | 1.15 | (0.90-1.46) |
Remarried since 1971, previously divorced | 1.10 | (0.98-1.23) | 1.09 | (0.97-1.23) | 1.38** | (1.08-1.76) |
Long-term widow (20+ years)1 | 1.10* | (1.02-1.18) | 1.01 | (0.92-1.11) | 1.09 | (0.94-1.27) |
Widow (10-19 years)2 | 1.08** | (1.02-1.15) | 0.96 | (0.89-1.04) | 1.03 | (0.96-1.11) |
Widow (< 10 years) | 1.12*** | (1.06-1.17) | 0.96 | (0.91-1.02) | 1.04 | (0.97-1.12) |
Long-term divorced (20+ years)1 | 1.22** | (1.05-1.42) | 1.15 | (0.95-1.39) | 1.02 | (0.78-1.32) |
Divorced (10-19 years)3 | 1.13 | (0.99-1.29) | 1.14 | (0.98-1.33) | Â | Â |
Divorced (< 10 years) | 1.46*** | (1.20-1.78) | 1.48** | (1.17-1.86) | 1.07 | (0.91-1.26) |
Never-married | 1.03 | (0.95-1.12) | 1.05 | (0.95-1.17) | 0.95 | (0.83-1.09) |
Socioeconomic variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Educational qual. 1971 (ref. none) | 0.84*** | (0.78-0.90) | 0.87** | (0.80-0.95) | 0.83*** | (0.75-0.90) |
Tenure/car score 1971-91 | 0.95*** | (0.95-0.96) | 0.92*** | (0.91-0.93) | 0.96*** | (0.94-0.98) |
Owner occupier 2001 | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.62*** | (0.58-0.67) |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 1.16*** | (1.09-1.22) | 1.05 | (0.98-1.13) | 0.93 | (0.86-1.02) |
1 | 1.09** | (1.03-1.14) | 1.09** | (1.02-1.16) | 1.02 | (0.94-1.09) |
2 (ref) | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
3 | 1.01 | (0.96-1.08) | 1.06 | (0.99-1.13) | 1.10* | (1.01-1.19) |
4 | 1.05 | (0.97-1.13) | 1.05 | (0.96-1.15) | 1.18** | (1.06-1.32) |
5+ | 1.15** | (1.06-1.23) | 1.25*** | (1.14-1.37) | 1.40*** | (1.24-1.58) |
Number of deaths/N | 12,254 | 41341 | 25,029 | |||