Marital status and mortality in British women: a longitudinal study
Marital status and mortality in British women: a longitudinal study
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DOI：
10.1093/ije/29.1.93
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发表时间：
2000-02-01
影响因子：
7.7
通讯作者：
Cheung, YB
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作者：
Cheung, YB
大多数以前关于婚姻状况和死亡率的研究没有调整“婚姻选择”的影响。很少有研究已经做了婚姻状况和死亡率之间的关系，在英国妇女，与bereavationMethods的研究对象包括妇女年龄大于或等于35岁的一个全国性的代表性样本的纵向研究除外。在1984/85年的基线访谈和1991/92年的随访访谈中列举了婚姻状况和协变量。截至1997年5月的死亡数据来自国家卫生服务中心登记处。结果调整年龄和婚姻选择因素后，单身（HR = 1.45）与全因死亡率显著相关。单身与更高的死亡率有关。因果关系的解释是合理的。离婚和丧偶与较高的死亡率无关。
Background Most previous studies on marital status and mortality did not adjust for the effect of 'marital selection'. Little research has been done about the relation between marital status and mortality in British women, with the exception of research on bereavementMethods Subjects consisted of women aged greater than or equal to 35 in a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample. Marital status and covariates were enumerated at a baseline interview in 1984/85 and a follow-up interview in 1991/92. Death data up to May 1997 were obtained from the National Health Service Central Register. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) for the single, divorced and widowed states in relation to the married state.Results Having adjusted for age and martial selection factors, being single (HR = 1.45) was significantly associated with higher all-cause mortality.Conclusions Being divorced and being widowed showed no excess mortality risk teach HR = 1.09). Being single was associated with higher mortality. A causal interpretation is plausible. Being divorced and being widowed were not associated with higher mortality.