Table 2.

Adjusted Odds Ratios from Discrete-time Hazard Models, NHATS 2011–18

	Cognitive Impairment Base Category: Normal Cognition		Impairment in Separate Domains
	CIND	Dementia	Orientation	Executive Function	Memory
Model 1
Marital status (ref: Married)
Cohabiting	0.76 (0.46–1.23)	1.16 (0.65–2.06)	0.75 (0.49–1.13)	0.88 (0.48–1.60)	0.94 (0.61–1.45)
Divorced	1.29*** (1.11–1.48)	1.42** (1.11–1.80)	1.23* (1.01–1.50)	1.45*** (1.18–1.78)	1.42*** (1.23–1.65)
Widowed	1.25* (1.04–1.50)	1.35** (1.10–1.65)	1.31** (1.09–1.58)	1.23* (1.02–1.48)	1.39*** (1.22–1.57)
Never married	1.13 (0.74–1.73)	1.31 (0.78–2.19)	1.66* (1.08–2.56)	1.37 (0.88–2.13)	1.45* (1.09–1.93)
Model 2
Marital status (ref: Married)
Cohabiting	0.71 (0.25–2.00)	0.68 (0.25–1.83)	0.83 (0.32–2.18)	1.10 (0.45–2.67)	0.88 (0.40–1.90)
Divorced	1.42** (1.10–1.84)	1.24 (0.88–1.75)	1.13 (0.83–1.54)	1.31 (0.97–1.78)	1.51** (1.16–1.97)
Widowed	1.38** (1.09–1.74)	1.22 (0.95–1.55)	1.28 (0.98–1.66)	1.13 (0.89–1.44)	1.34** (1.11–1.61)
Never married	1.19 (0.68–2.08)	1.01 (0.53–1.91)	1.75 (0.97–3.16)	1.27 (0.75–2.14)	1.39 (0.97–1.99)
Male	1.63*** (1.26–2.10)	0.97 (0.75–1.25)	1.11 (0.87–1.42)	1.22 (0.94–1.57)	1.30** (1.07–1.58)
Marital status × male
Cohabiting × male	1.12 (0.31–4.03)	2.28 (0.82–6.33)	0.84 (0.24–2.98)	0.68 (0.22–2.10)	1.12 (0.40–3.15)
Divorced × male	0.83 (0.52–1.31)	1.29 (0.75–2.23)	1.21 (0.74–2.00)	1.21 (0.78–1.87)	0.86 (0.57–1.28)
Widowed × male	0.80 (0.58–1.10)	1.21 (0.84–1.75)	1.06 (0.74–1.51)	1.20 (0.85–1.69)	1.13 (0.88–1.44)
Never married × male	0.94 (0.49–1.78)	1.90 (0.85–4.24)	0.84 (0.45–1.59)	1.15 (0.66–1.99)	1.10 (0.67–1.82)
N of respondents	7,508		7,508	7,508	7,508
N of person-periods	25,897		30,625	30,266	28,730

^***p<.001

^**p<.01

^*p<.05

Note: All models control for gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, proxy report, and born in the U.S.