Age adjusted characteristics, according to marital status, of study participants in 1986
| Married | Divorced | Widowed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *p Value for age adjusted one way analysis of variance F test <0.05. | |||
| Number of subjects (%) | 36285 (93.3) | 2050 (5.3) | 530 (1.4) |
| Demographics | |||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 54.9 (9.8) | 51.4 (8.5) | 63.7 (8.2) |
| Full time employment, % | 80.2 | 80.8 | 77.6 |
| Medical conditions | |||
| Hypertension, % | 21.9 | 21.8 | 25.4 |
| High serum cholesterol, % | 12.9 | 13.1 | 9.5 |
| Diabetes, % | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| Myocardial infarction, % | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| Stroke, % | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Cancer excluding non-melanoma skin cancer, % | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Gastric or duodenal ulcer, % | 7.8 | 8.2 | 6.1 |
| Health behaviours | |||
| Current smoker, % | 8.7 | 16.1 | 13.5 |
| Alcoholic beverages, mean (SD), servings/week* | 6.1 (8.3) | 8.4 (10.4) | 6.5 (8.6) |
| Body mass index, mean (SD), kg/m2* | 25.5 (3.1) | 25.2 (3.1) | 25.3 (4.3) |
| Physical activity, mean (SD), METs/week* | 20.0 (25.7) | 23.3 (27.8) | 19.3 (21.4) |
| Dietary behaviour | |||
| Mean (SD), servings/week | |||
| Vegetables, fruits | |||
| Vegetables* | 21.8 (12.9) | 19.4 (12.8) | 18.6 (13.0) |
| Fruits* | 10.9 (9.0) | 9.7 (9.1) | 9.9 (9.5) |
| Fruit juices | 5.5 (6.0) | 5.6 (7.3) | 5.2 (7.2) |
| Meats, poultry, seafood, eggs | |||
| Red meats* | 4.4 (3.4) | 3.9 (3.5) | 4.0 (3.0) |
| Organ meats* | 1.5 (2.5) | 1.7 (2.6) | 1.6 (2.4) |
| Processed meats | 2.6 (3.1) | 2.6 (3.6) | 2.5 (4.1) |
| Poultry | 2.4 (2.0) | 2.5 (2.2) | 2.3 (2.1) |
| Fish and other seafood* | 2.7 (2.4) | 3.0 (2.9) | 2.8 (2.5) |
| Eggs* | 2.3 (2.9) | 2.6 (3.4) | 2.2 (2.8) |
| Dairy | |||
| High fat dairy products* | 6.3 (7.1) | 6.9 (7.9) | 7.6 (9.8) |
| Low fat dairy products* | 6.2 (7.3) | 5.6 (7.4) | 6.1 (8.5) |
| Breads, cereals, starches | |||
| Refined grains* | 8.1 (7.4) | 7.0 (7.0) | 7.1 (7.4) |
| Whole grains* | 7.8 (9.0) | 7.9 (9.7) | 6.6 (8.2) |
| Cold breakfast cereal* | 2.9 (3.4) | 2.4 (3.0) | 2.6 (3.0) |
| Potatoes* | 2.3 (2.0) | 1.9 (1.9) | 2.0 (2.4) |
| Snacks* | 4.0 (5.1) | 3.5 (5.2) | 3.7 (4.8) |
| Sweets, baked goods, miscellaneous | |||
| Sweets and desserts* | 8.1 (9.0) | 6.7 (8.6) | 7.7 (10.2) |
| Nuts | 3.5 (5.0) | 3.6 (5.8) | 3.9 (5.8) |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | |||
| Tea* | 3.1 (6.0) | 2.6 (5.8) | 2.9 (5.8) |
| Coffee | 13.5 (12.5) | 13.8 (13.3) | 14.5 (12.4) |
| Low calorie beverages | 3.4 (6.4) | 3.5 (7.5) | 3.0 (5.6) |
| High sugar beverages* | 2.4 (4.3) | 2.6 (5.3) | 2.8 (3.9) |
| Mean (SD), frequency/week | |||
| Fried foods | |||
| Fried food at home* | 1.3 (1.4) | 1.1 (1.3) | 1.3 (1.3) |
| Fried food away from home* | 1.1 (1.3) | 1.3 (1.5) | 1.2 (1.3) |