Table 1. Age-Adjusted Baseline Characteristics of Men by Marital Status.
| Characteristic | Married | Divorced/Separated | Widowed | Never married | p Value a | |
| N | 37,625 | 2,352 | 529 | 872 | ||
| Age, years (SD) | 53.2 (9.5) | 50.2 (8.2) | 62.0 (8.6) | 50.1 (9.2) | <.001 | |
| Ethnicity, % | European-white | 95 | 95 | 93 | 93 | |
| Asian | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| African American | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Other | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Family history of diabetes mellitus, % | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | ||
| BMI, kg/m2 (SD) | 24.9 (4.9) | 24.5 (4.8) | 25.0 (5.0) | 24.2 (5.4) | <.001 | |
| Smoking status, % | Never | 47 | 41 | 45 | 53 | |
| Past | 41 | 39 | 36 | 30 | ||
| Current | 8 | 15 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Alcohol intake, % | 0–4.9 g/day | 48 | 38 | 45 | 51 | |
| 5.0–29.9 g/day | 41 | 43 | 42 | 37 | ||
| 30+ g/day | 11 | 18 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Physical activity, MET-h/wk (SD) | 21.1 (28.9) | 25.0 (29.7) | 20.5 (25.4) | 21.2 (45.1) | <.001 | |
| Multivitamin-use, % | 41 | 51 | 47 | 49 | ||
| Whole grain intake, g/d (SD) | 21.8 (19.4) | 22.5 (22.1) | 21.6 (21.4) | 21.2 (19.0) | 0.2 | |
| Coffee intake, cups/d (SD) | 1.9 (1.8) | 2.0 (1.9) | 2.0 (1.8) | 1.7 (1.6) | <.001 | |
| Red/processed meat intake, servings/d (SD) | 1.2 (0.8) | 1.0 (0.8) | 1.1 (0.8) | 1.0 (0.8) | <.001 | |
| Fruit intake, serving/d (SD) | 2.4 (1.6) | 2.2 (1.8) | 2.4 (2.1) | 2.4 (1.8) | <.001 | |
| Vegetable intake, servings/d (SD) | 3.1 (1.7) | 2.8 (1.7) | 2.8 (1.8) | 2.9 (1.8) | <.001 | |
| Cereal fiber intake, g/d (SD) | 5.9 (3.9) | 5.6 (4.1) | 5.6 (4.1) | 5.7 (3.4) | <.001 | |
| Glycemic load, g/d (SD) | 124 (26) | 122 (28) | 123 (27) | 126 (28) | <.001 | |
| P:S intake, ratio) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.71 | |
| Trans fatty-acid intake, g/d (SD) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.2 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.3 (0.6) | <.001 | |
| Magnesium intake, mg/d (SD) | 352 (82) | 359 (90) | 356 (91) | 356 (94) | 0.002 | |
Note. SD = standard deviation; MET = metabolic equivalent task.
a
Results from age-adjusted general linear models.