Table 3.
Distributions of Biological Risk and Health Behavior Variables Among Males (N = 534)
| Variable | Continuously Married (n = 292)a |
Remarried 1 Disruption (n= 107) |
Remarried 2+ Disruptions (n = 38) |
Previously Married 1 Disruption (n = 64) |
Previously Married 2+ Disruptions (n= 33) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular risk | |||||
| 0 | 48.6 | 49.5 | 57.9 | 48.4 | 33.3 |
| 1 | 32.9 | 29 | 21.1 | 31.3 | 33.3 |
| 2 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 33.3 |
| Metabolic risk | |||||
| 0 | 35.6 | 40.2 | 31.6 | 39.1 | 51.5† |
| 1 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 60.5 | 45.3 | 30.3 |
| 2 | 19.5 | 15 | 7.9 | 15.6 | 18.2 |
| Inflammation risk | |||||
| 0 | 77.7 | 82.2 | 86.8 | 65.6 | 84.9b |
| 1 | 22.3 | 17.8 | 13.2 | 34.4† | 15.2 |
| Smoking | |||||
| Nonsmoker | 32.2 | 35.5 | 23.7 | 29.7 | 30.3 |
| Former smoker | 54.1 | 49.5 | 57.9 | 35.9* | 45.5 |
| Current smoker | 13.7 | 15 | 18.4 | 34.4* | 24.2 |
| Drinking | |||||
| Nondrinker | 37.7 | 30.8 | 29 | 32.8 | 21.2 |
| Light drinker | 42.8 | 42.1 | 44.7 | 40.6 | 30.3 |
| Heavy drinker | 19.5 | 27.1 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 48.5*b |
| Physical activity | |||||
| Low | 11.6 | 10.3 | 15.8 | 21.9 | 9.1 |
| Medium | 18.5 | 19.6 | 5.3 | 9.4 | 18.2 |
| High | 69.9 | 70.1 | 79 | 68.8 | 72.7 |
Note: Values are the percentage of respondents in each category.
a
Each marital group is compared with the continuously married.
b
Indicates a percentage difference between the previously married with one disruption and the previously married with two disruptions (p ≤ .05).
†
p ≤ .10.
*
p ≤ .05 (two-tailed) based on a proportion difference test.