Association between marital status and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
| Men | Women | Total | |||||||
| CVD (n) | Person-years | HR (95% CI) | CVD (n) | Person-years | HR (95% CI) | CVD (n) | Person-years | HR (95% CI) | |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Married or cohabiting | 1064 | 39 075.3 | Ref | 499 | 38 625.0 | Ref | 1563 | 77 700.3 | Ref |
| Divorced or separated | 79 | 2396.1 | 1.35 (1.07 to 1.70) | 68 | 4227.0 | 1.18 (0.90 to 1.54) | 147 | 6623.1 | 1.25 (1.05 to 1.49) |
| Widowed | 47 | 998.2 | 1.01 (0.75 to 1.37) | 96 | 3608.1 | 1.24 (0.99 to 1.55) | 143 | 4606.3 | 1.14 (0.96 to 1.37) |
| Living alone | 95 | 3479.7 | 1.26 (1.01 to 1.57) | 62 | 4546.8 | 1.22 (0.93 to 1.59) | 157 | 8026.5 | 1.22 (1.03 to 1.45) |
| Married or cohabiting | 1064 | 39 075.3 | Ref | 499 | 38 625.0 | Ref | 1563 | 77 700.3 | Ref |
| Living singly* | 221 | 6874.0 | 1.22 (1.05 to 1.43) | 226 | 12 381.8 | 1.22 (1.04 to 1.42) | 447 | 19 255.8 | 1.21 (1.08 to 1.35) |
Models adjusted for age, sex, educational attainment and body mass index.
*Living singly includes divorced or separated, widowed and living alone.