PURPOSE: We sought to assess whether the protective effect of marriage on overall and cause-specific mortality has changed over time in a dynamic society. METHODS: Data from the census-based Israel Longitudinal Studies (ILMS) I (1983-1992) and II (1995-2004) were analyzed. Cox proportional hazard modeling adjusting for sociodemographic factors was applied to 152,150 and 209,125 individuals, ages 45-89 years from the ILMS I and II, respectively. During each study period 31,749 (ILMS I) and 37,656 (ILMS II) deaths were reported. RESULTS: Mortality inequalities by marital status remained significant and widened over time for middle-aged and elderly men and women. Changes in cause-specific mortality indicated a widening of cardiovascular disease mortality inequalities by marital status. An increasing trend was also noted for deaths from cancer (+25%) and other causes (+38%, p < 0.05) in middle-aged men, but not women (cancer = 0%; other causes = -3%). CONCLUSIONS: The stronger beneficial effect of marriage over time may reflect societal changes that have differentially affected men and women.
PURPOSE: We sought to assess whether the protective effect of marriage on overall and cause-specific mortality has changed over time in a dynamic society. METHODS: Data from the census-based Israel Longitudinal Studies (ILMS) I (1983-1992) and II (1995-2004) were analyzed. Cox proportional hazard modeling adjusting for sociodemographic factors was applied to 152,150 and 209,125 individuals, ages 45-89 years from the ILMS I and II, respectively. During each study period 31,749 (ILMS I) and 37,656 (ILMS II) deaths were reported. RESULTS: Mortality inequalities by marital status remained significant and widened over time for middle-aged and elderly men and women. Changes in cause-specific mortality indicated a widening of cardiovascular disease mortality inequalities by marital status. An increasing trend was also noted for deaths from cancer (+25%) and other causes (+38%, p < 0.05) in middle-aged men, but not women (cancer = 0%; other causes = -3%). CONCLUSIONS: The stronger beneficial effect of marriage over time may reflect societal changes that have differentially affected men and women.
Authors: Robert C Miller; Pamela J Atherton; Brian F Kabat; Mary B Fredericksen; Debra M Geno; Claude Deschamps; Aminah Jatoi; Jeff A Sloan; Yvonne Romero Journal: Dig Dis Sci Date: 2010-01-22 Impact factor: 3.199
Authors: Karen van Hedel; Iván Mejía-Guevara; Mauricio Avendaño; Erika L Sabbath; Lisa F Berkman; Johan P Mackenbach; Frank J van Lenthe Journal: Am J Public Health Date: 2016-06-16 Impact factor: 9.308