Table 2 Living arrangements and risk of being hospitalised for 8 or more days in a year among men, by 10-year age groups

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Relative difference (95% CI)

Relative difference (95% CI)

Living with a partner only

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Living with a partner & 1+ minor child

0.78 (0.75, 0.82)

0.82 (0.78, 0.86)

0.81 (0.78, 0.86)

0.86 (0.82, 0.89)

1.09 (1.03, 1.16)

Living with a partner & adult children

0.91 (0.87, 0.94)

0.94 (0.90, 0.98)

0.94 (0.90, 0.98)

0.95 (0.92, 0.99)

1.06 (1.02, 1.10)

Lone parent living with 1+ minor child

1.03 (0.87, 1.22)

1.01 (0.85, 1.20)

0.96 (0.81, 1.14)

0.94 (0.79, 1.09)

1.26 (1.06, 1.46)

Lone parent living with adult children

1.24 (1.11, 1.39)

1.20 (1.07, 1.34)

1.13 (1.00, 1.26)

1.11 (0.98, 1.23)

1.20 (1.06, 1.33)

Living alone

1.72 (1.65, 1.79)

1.43 (1.37, 1.49)

1.45 (1.38, 1.53)

1.45 (1.38, 1.52)

1.14 (1.07, 1.22)

Living with others

1.85 (1.74, 1.98)

1.41 (1.32, 1.51)

1.48 (1.37, 1.59)

1.51 (1.40, 1.61)

0.99 (0.89, 1.10)

Other

1.79 (1.65, 1.95)

1.34 (1.23, 1.46)

1.46 (1.33, 1.61)

1.47 (1.33, 1.60)

0.81 (0.68, 0.94)

Living with a partner only

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Living with a partner & 1+ minor child

1.00 (0.90, 1.10)

1.06 (0.96, 1.17)

1.06 (0.96, 1.17)

1.05 (0.98, 1.13)

1.22 (1.11, 1.32)

Living with a partner & adult children

1.07 (1.03, 1.11)

1.08 (1.03, 1.12)

1.08 (1.03, 1.12)

1.07 (1.03, 1.11)

1.06 (1.01, 1.10)

Lone parent living with 1+ minor child

1.35 (0.90, 2.02)

1.36 (0.90, 2.06)

1.28 (0.84, 1.94)

1.22 (0.79, 1.64)

1.51 (1.11, 1.91)

Lone parent living with adult children

1.27 (1.13, 1.43)

1.24 (1.10, 1.39)

1.19 (1.05, 1.34)

1.16 (1.03, 1.29)

1.02 (0.88, 1.16)

Living alone

1.50 (1.45, 1.56)

1.39 (1.34, 1.44)

1.36 (1.29, 1.43)

1.32 (1.26, 1.38)

1.10 (1.04, 1.17)

Living with others

1.42 (1.33, 1.51)

1.31 (1.23, 1.39)

1.30 (1.21, 1.41)

1.28 (1.19, 1.36)

1.06 (0.96, 1.16)

Other

2.84 (2.53, 3.18)

2.53 (2.26, 2.83)

2.53 (2.24, 2.85)

2.27 (2.05, 2.48)

0.80 (0.66, 0.94)

Living with a partner only

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Living with a partner & adult children

1.11 (1.05, 1.17)

1.10 (1.05, 1.16)

1.10 (1.05, 1.16)

1.08 (1.04, 1.12)

1.01 (0.95, 1.07)

Lone parent living with adult children

1.17 (1.06, 1.29)

1.16 (1.06, 1.28)

1.13 (1.02, 1.26)

1.06 (0.96, 1.16)

1.11 (0.99, 1.23)

Living alone

1.24 (1.20, 1.29)

1.20 (1.16, 1.24)

1.18 (1.13, 1.24)

1.11 (1.05, 1.16)

1.09 (1.04, 1.14)

Living with others

1.19 (1.11, 1.28)

1.15 (1.07, 1.23)

1.16 (1.06, 1.26)

1.09 (1.01, 1.17)

1.03 (0.95, 1.12)

Other

3.17 (2.87, 3.49)

3.04 (2.75, 3.36)

3.01 (2.72, 3.34)

2.21 (2.07, 2.35)

0.57 (0.49, 0.65)

Living with a partner only

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Living with a partner & adult children

0.94 (0.85, 1.03)

0.93 (0.85, 1.02)

0.93 (0.85, 1.02)

0.95 (0.89, 1.01)

0.93 (0.83, 1.04)

Lone parent living with adult children

1.07 (0.95, 1.20)

1.06 (0.94, 1.20)

1.08 (0.95, 1.22)

1.10 (0.99, 1.20)

1.07 (0.94, 1.20)

Living alone

1.07 (1.02, 1.12)

1.06 (1.01, 1.10)

1.10 (1.03, 1.17)

1.11 (1.04, 1.17)

1.02 (0.97, 1.06)

Living with others

1.20 (1.11, 1.31)

1.19 (1.09, 1.29)

1.27 (1.15, 1.39)

1.21 (1.12, 1.29)

1.03 (0.96, 1.11)

Other

1.56 (1.42, 1.71)

1.53 (1.39, 1.68)

1.57 (1.42, 1.74)

1.37 (1.28, 1.46)

0.53 (0.48, 0.59)