Table 1.
Characteristics and details of follow-up for ischemic heart disease, by marital status
| |
Marital status |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Partnered | Unpartnered | All Women | |
|
Characteristics
a
|
n = 594,675 (81%) |
n = 139,951 (19%) |
n = 734,626 (100%) |
| Mean age, years (SD) |
59.5 (4.7) |
60.8 (5.2) |
59.7 (4.8) |
|
Socio-economic factors: |
|
|
|
| Most deprived quintile,% |
14.0 |
24.4 |
16.0 |
| Left school ≤ minimum leaving
age,% |
48.4 |
47.0 |
48.1 |
| No educational qualifications,% |
49.0 |
46.3 |
48.5 |
|
Lifestyle factors: |
|
|
|
| Current smoker,% |
11.1 |
17.1 |
12.2 |
| Mean alcohol, drinks/week (SD) |
4.7 (5.8) |
3.7 (5.6) |
4.5 (5.8) |
| Strenuous exercise rarely/never,% |
43.0 |
45.5 |
43.5 |
| Mean body mass index, kg/m2 (SD) |
26.0 (4.4) |
26.1 (4.9) |
26.0 (4.5) |
| Never users of HRT,% |
45.1 |
50.9 |
46.2 |
| Mean number of hours asleep (SD) |
7.3 (1.1) |
7.2 (1.3) |
7.3 (1.2) |
|
Other factors: |
|
|
|
| Rarely/never/sometimes happy,% |
15.2 |
23.7 |
16.8 |
| Treatment for depression,% |
9.1 |
14.9 |
10.2 |
| Mean number of children (SD) |
2.1 (1.1) |
1.9 (1.4) |
2.1 (1.2) |
| Not in work,% |
52.9 |
56.1 |
53.5 |
| No participation in group activities,% |
36.4 |
32.8 |
35.7 |
|
Follow-up for IHD incidence and mortality (I20 to I25) |
|
|
|
| Mean years of follow-up (SD) |
8.8 (1.9) |
8.6 (2.0) |
8.8 (1.9) |
| First IHD event, n |
23,816 |
6,931 |
30,747 |
| IHD deathsb, n |
974 |
491 |
1,465 |
| First hospital admissions for IHD, n |
22,842 |
6,440 |
29,282 |
| All IHD deaths, n | 1,442 | 706 | 2,148 |
aPercentages were calculated based on women with complete information for that specific variable.
bIHD deaths without prior IHD hospital admission.
IHD, ischemic heart disease; HRT, hormone replacement therapy.