Cox proportional hazard regression estimates of the association between marital status and dementia for young-old and middle-old group by gender
| Model 1† | Model 2‡ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | |
| Young-old | ||||
| Married | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Single | 2.12 (1.94 to 2.32)*** | 1.96 (1.73 to 2.21)*** | 1.72 (1.54 to 1.94)*** | 1.76 (1.54 to 2.02)*** |
| Divorced | 2.10 (1.93 to 2.28)*** | 1.70 (1.55 to 1.86)*** | 1.89 (1.74 to 2.06)*** | 1.68 (1.53 to 1.85)*** |
| Widowed | 1.43 (1.15 to 1.77)*** | 1.31 (1.15 to 1.50)*** | 1.33 (1.07 to 1.66)** | 1.24 (1.09 to 1.42)*** |
| Middle-old | ||||
| Married | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Single | 1.32 (1.25 to 1.40)*** | 1.18 (1.10 to 1.27)*** | 1.29 (1.20 to 1.38)*** | 1.16 (1.07 to 1.25)*** |
| Divorced | 1.48 (1.40 to 1.56)*** | 1.36 (1.29 to 1.43)*** | 1.47 (1.39 to 1.55)*** | 1.36 (1.29 to 1.43)*** |
| Widowed | 1.10 (1.03 to 1.18)** | 1.11 (1.06 to 1.15)*** | 1.10 (1.02 to 1.17)** | 1.10 (1.05 to 1.41)*** |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01,***p<0.001.
†Adjusted for age (model 1).
‡Adjusted for age, gender, education, taxable income, having children and prior vascular diseases (model 2).