Table 2.
Relative morbidity hazard estimates; overall, stratified by sex and the age group
| By sex | By age group | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure | Overall (n = 2676) |
Male (n = 871) |
Female (n = 1806) |
< 70 yo (n = 1323) |
≥ 70 yo (n = 1354) |
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| Marital status after divorce/bereavement | ||||||||||
| remarried | 0.51 | (0.28-0.94) | 0.67 | (0.31-1.43) | 0.36 | (0.13-0.98) | 0.36 | (0.17-0.79) | 1.26 | (0.49-3.23) |
| not-remarried | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
| Age at study entry | ||||||||||
| (continuous) | 1.01 | (0.99-1.02) | 1.01 | (0.99-1.03) | 1.00 | (0.99-1.02) | 1.02 | (0.99-1.06) | 0.97 | (0.93-1.01) |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| male | 1.03 | (0.75-1.41) | N/A | N/A | 0.81 | (0.51-1.29) | 1.24 | (0.79-1.94) | ||
| female | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | ||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| white/Caucasian | 1.72 | (1.10-2.68) | 1.12 | (0.58-2.16) | 2.26 | (1.21-4.24) | 2.03 | (1.10-3.75) | 1.55 | (0.80-2.99) |
| others | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
| Education | ||||||||||
| high school or higher | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
| none/primary/secondary | 1.67 | (1.24-2.25) | 1.57 | (0.93-2.65) | 1.72 | (1.20-2.47) | 1.93 | (1.28-2.90) | 1.36 | (0.88-2.10) |
| Number of cigarettes at study entry | ||||||||||
| none | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) | 1.00 | (reference) |
| 1-20/day | 2.29 | (1.57-3.34) | 1.34 | (0.66-2.75) | 2.92 | (1.87-4.57) | 1.88 | (1.17-3.01) | 3.16 | (1.73-5.77) |
| > 20/day | 3.10 | (1.63-5.89) | 1.90 | (0.67-5.42) | 4.39 | (1.96-9.84) | 2.55 | (1.13-5.76) | 5.00 | (1.76-14.23) |
Data are hazards ratios (95% confidence interval) unless otherwise indicated.
The above-mentioned variables were all included in the model.