Table 3

HRs with their 95% CIs for childhood adversities and mortality in men and women, the HeSSup Study, Finland, 1998–2005

Childhood adversityMenWomen
n (no of cases)Model 1*Model 2n (no of cases)Model 1*Model 2
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)
Parental divorce
 No7852 (134)1.001.0011322 (80)1.001.00
 Yes1531 (32)1.59 (1.06 to 2.37)0.95 (0.63 to 1.43)2490 (14)1.08 (0.61 to 1.93)0.75 (0.42 to 1.33)
Financial difficulties
 No6417 (104)1.001.008914 (55)1.001.00
 Yes2212 (56)1.20 (0.89 to 1.63)1.10 (0.78 to 1.55)3591 (29)1.06 (0.67 to 1.68)1.02 (0.64 to 1.64)
Interpersonal conflicts
 No6590 (106)1.001.008881 (56)1.001.00
 Yes2057 (49)1.53 (1.09 to 2.15)1.14 (0.80 to 1.63)3808 (34)1.52 (0.99 to 2.33)1.23 (0.79 to 1.93)
Fear of a family member
 No8310 (139)1.001.0011379 (65)1.001.00
 Yes903 (26)1.53 (1.00 to 2.34)1.26 (0.81 to 1.96)2123 (26)2.02 (1.28 to 3.19)1.65 (1.01 to 2.67)
Longstanding illness
 No7116 (105)1.001.0010176 (62)1.001.00
 Yes2306 (69)1.64 (1.20 to 2.23)1.91 (1.40 to 2.61)3687 (35)1.15 (0.75 to 1.75)1.31 (0.86 to 2.01)
Alcohol-related problems
 No7288 (111)1.001.0010001 (73)1.001.00
 Yes2030 (59)2.01 (1.46 to 2.77)1.51 (1.08 to 2.11)3674 (22)0.87 (0.54 to 1.40)0.75 (0.46 to 1.22)
  • * Model 1 adjusted for age group (20–24, 30–34, 40–44 and 50–54 years) at baseline.

  • Model 2 additionally adjusted for education (basic, secondary, lower tertiary, higher tertiary education), current smoking (yes or no), high alcohol intake (<200 g/≥200 g of pure alcohol per week), body mass index (<30/≥30 kg/m2), physical activity (<2/≥2 metabolic equivalent task hours/day), depression (a sum score of ≤18/>18 in the Beck Depression Inventory) and medical conditions (hypertension or diabetes, derived from the National Drug Reimbursement Register or from the National Hospital Discharge Register).