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Table 3 Change in mental health between T1 and T2

From: More mental health problems after divorce in couples with high pre-divorce alcohol consumption than in other divorced couples: results from the HUNT-study

 

Women

Men

 

N

Bb

CI

p.

N

Bb

CI

p.

Divorce

   

<.001

   

<.001

Yes

634

.27

.21–.34

<.001

560

.35

.28–.43

<.001

No

12119

0

  

10198

0

  

Partner’s high-risk use

   

.138

   

.742

Yes

1649

.03

-.01–.08

.138

1067

.01

-.05–.07

.742

No

11104

0

  

9691

0

  

Own high-risk use

   

<.001

   

<.001

Yes

1169

.09

.04–.14

<.001

1386

.10

.05–.15

<.001

No

11584

0

  

9372

0

  

Education

   

. < 001

   

.123

Elementary school

4720

.11

.06–.16

<.001

3465

.07

.01–.12

.016

Started high school

5442

.05

-.00–.09

.068

3046

.05

-.01–.10

.098

Finished high school

1125

.03

-.04–.09

.403

2730

.04

-.01–.07

.127

University

1466

0

  

1517

0

  

Age

 

.01

.01–.01

<.001

 

.00

.00–.01

<.001

Mental health T1

 

.54

.52–.55

<.001

 

.49

.47–.51

. < 001

  1. a Mental health at T2 is standardized.
  2. b B = adjusted group difference in fractions of standard deviations.
  3. Analysis of variance of divorce and spouses’ and subjects’ own alcohol use at T1 on change in mental health from T1 to T2, adjusted for age, education and mental health at T1a.
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