Table 2. Adjusted Hazard Ratios (95% CI) for Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated with Marital Status and Number of Divorces in U.S. Older Men and Women.
| Hazard Ratio (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | |
| Men† | |||||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Continuously married | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Divorced | 1.26 (1.01-1.58) | 1.19 (0.95-1.48) | 1.32 (1.02-1.71) | 1.23 (0.99-1.54) | 1.27 (0.98-1.65) |
| Remarried | 1.17 (0.99-1.38) | 1.16 (0.98-1.36) | 1.15 (0.97-1.35) | 1.17 (0.99-1.38) | 1.13 (0.96-1.34) |
| AIC value | 12643.41 | 12610.44 | 12604.36 | 12604.4 | 12564.01 |
| Number of Divorces | |||||
| Continuously married | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 Divorce | 1.12 (0.95-1.33) | 1.09 (0.92-1.30) | 1.11 (0.94-1.32) | 1.11 (0.94-1.31) | 1.10 (0.92-1.30) |
| ≥ 2 Divorces | 1.38 (1.09-1.76) | 1.32 (1.04-1.68) | 1.35 (1.06-1.73) | 1.33 (1.05-1.68) | 1.30 (1.02-1.66) |
| AIC value | 12642.21 | 12609.29 | 12604.17 | 12604.00 | 12564.06 |
| Women† | |||||
| Marital Status | |||||
| Continuously married | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Divorced | 1.52 (1.20-1.93) | 1.56 (1.22-1.98) | 1.41 (1.09-1.83) | 1.43 (1.12-1.82) | 1.36 (1.04-1.78) |
| Remarried | 1.39 (1.10-1.76) | 1.37 (1.09-1.73) | 1.35 (1.07-1.70) | 1.39 (1.10-1.76) | 1.35 (1.07-1.70) |
| AIC value | 7524.98 | 7495.08 | 7430.61 | 7473.97 | 7397.71 |
| Number of Divorces | |||||
| Continuously married | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 Divorce | 1.29 (1.05-1.60) | 1.33 (1.07-1.64) | 1.26 (1.01-1.56) | 1.25 (1.01-1.55) | 1.24 (1.00-1.55) |
| ≥ 2 Divorces | 2.04 (1.53-2.73) | 2.03 (1.51-2.72) | 1.84 (1.36-2.49) | 1.91 (1.42-2.56) | 1.77 (1.30-2.41) |
| AIC value | 7517.97 | 7488.31 | 7425.75 | 7468.60 | 7393.51 |
Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; AIC, Akaike information criterion.
Model 1 adjusted for age, study cohort, race, ethnicity, geographic region, ever widowed, BMI, hypertension, and diabetes.
Model 2 includes Model 1 + education, employment, income, and health insurance.
Model 3 includes Model 1 + lives alone, no children, and CES-D depressive symptoms.
Model 4 includes Model 1 + smoking status, alcohol use, and physical exercise.
Model 5 includes Model 1 + all covariates.
†
Models for marital status and number of divorces were estimated separately for men and women.