M Lindström1, M Rosvall2. 1. Social Medicine and Health Policy, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, S-205 02 Malmö, Sweden. Electronic address: martin.lindstrom@med.lu.se. 2. Social Medicine and Health Policy, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, S-205 02 Malmö, Sweden; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim was to investigate the association between baseline marital status and mortality using survival (Cox-regression) analysis. STUDY DESIGN: This is a prospective cohort study. METHODS: The public health survey by Scania in 2008 was linked to the Swedish cause of death register. This prospective cohort study includes 12,245 men and 14,969 women aged 18-80 years, and 538 men and 362 women of them died during the 5.3-year follow-up. RESULTS: Unmarried, divorced, and widowed men had significantly higher hazard rate ratios (HRRs) of all-cause mortality than married/cohabitating men. For women, the HRRs of these groups did not significantly differ from those of the married/cohabitating reference group. CONCLUSIONS: The results are in accordance with a previous study that only compared those living alone with those cohabitating.
OBJECTIVES: The aim was to investigate the association between baseline marital status and mortality using survival (Cox-regression) analysis. STUDY DESIGN: This is a prospective cohort study. METHODS: The public health survey by Scania in 2008 was linked to the Swedish cause of death register. This prospective cohort study includes 12,245 men and 14,969 women aged 18-80 years, and 538 men and 362 women of them died during the 5.3-year follow-up. RESULTS: Unmarried, divorced, and widowed men had significantly higher hazard rate ratios (HRRs) of all-cause mortality than married/cohabitating men. For women, the HRRs of these groups did not significantly differ from those of the married/cohabitating reference group. CONCLUSIONS: The results are in accordance with a previous study that only compared those living alone with those cohabitating.
Authors: Tytti P Pasanen; Nina Tamminen; Tuija Martelin; Katariina Mankinen; Pia Solin Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2021-07-07 Impact factor: 3.295