Unadjusted and adjusted analyses for the association between marital status and mortality
| Model 1* | Model 2† | Model 3‡ | Model 4§ | Model 5¶ | |
| HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | |
| 45–64-year-old men | |||||
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Widowed | 2.05 (1.98 to 2.12) | 1.50 (1.45 to 1.55) | 1.41 (1.36 to 1.46) | 1.40 (1.35 to 1.45) | 1.32 (1.26 to 1.37) |
| Divorced | 1.54 (1.51 to 1.57) | 1.77 (1.73 to 1.80) | 1.65 (1.62 to 1.69) | 1.63 (1.60 to 1.66) | 1.47 (1.44 to 1.51) |
| Single | 1.77 (1.74 to 1.80) | 1.90 (1.87 to 1.94) | 1.61 (1.58 to 1.64) | 1.57 (1.54 to 1.59) | 1.41 (1.38 to 1.45) |
| 45–64-year-old women | |||||
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Widowed | 1.76 (1.73 to 1.80) | 1.28 (1.26 to 1.31) | 1.26 (1.23 to 1.29) | 1.26 (1.23 to 1.29) | 1.20 (1.15 to 1.25) |
| Divorced | 1.34 (1.31 to 1.38) | 1.46 (1.42 to 1.50) | 1.57 (1.53 to 1.61) | 1.55 (1.51 to 1.59) | 1.46 (1.41 to 1.52) |
| Single | 1.51 (1.47 to 1.54) | 1.44 (1.41 to 1.47) | 1.54 (1.50 to 1.58) | 1.54 (1.51 to 1.58) | 1.42 (1.36 to 1.47) |
| 65–79-year-old men | |||||
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Widowed | 1.47 (1.45 to 1.49) | 1.19 (1.18 to 1.21) | 1.17 (1.16 to 1.19) | 1.17 (1.16 to 1.19) | 1.10 (1.08 to 1.13) |
| Divorced | 1.27 (1.24 to 1.30) | 1.35 (1.31 to 1.38) | 1.34 (1.31 to 1.37) | 1.35 (1.31 to 1.38) | 1.22 (1.19 to 1.26) |
| Single | 1.33 (1.31 to 1.36) | 1.30 (1.28 to 1.32) | 1.25 (1.23 to 1.27) | 1.25 (1.23 to 1.27) | 1.09 (1.06 to 1.12) |
| 65–79-year-old women | |||||
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Widowed | 1.43 (1.41 to 1.44) | 1.09 (1.08 to 1.10) | 1.08 (1.07 to 1.09) | 1.09 (1.08 to 1.10) | 1.10 (1.08 to 1.13) |
| Divorced | 1.25 (1.23 to 1.28) | 1.19 (1.16 to 1.21) | 1.20 (1.17 to 1.22) | 1.21 (1.18 to 1.23) | 1.20 (1.17 to 1.24) |
| Single | 1.35 (1.33 to 1.37) | 1.14 (1.12 to 1.16) | 1.16 (1.14 to 1.18) | 1.17 (1.15 to 1.18) | 1.08 (1.05 to 1.11) |
| 80+-year-old men | |||||
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Widowed | 1.24 (1.22 to 1.26) | 1.09 (1.07 to 1.11) | 1.08 (1.06 to 1.10) | 1.08 (1.06 to 1.10) | 1.06 (1.03 to 1.08) |
| Divorced | 1.09 (1.03 to 1.14) | 1.07 (1.01 to 1.13) | 1.06 (1.01 to 1.12) | 1.07 (1.02 to 1.23) | 1.03 (0.97 to 1.09) |
| Single | 1.15 (1.12 to 1.18) | 1.11 (1.08 to 1.14) | 1.09 (1.06 to 1.12) | 1.09 (1.06 to 1.18) | 0.98 (0.95 to 1.02) |
| 80+-year-old women | |||||
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Widowed | 1.22 (1.20 to 1.24) | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.02) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.02) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.02) | 1.08 (1.06 to 1.11) |
| Divorced | 1.18 (1.14 to 1.21) | 1.02 (0.99 to 1.05) | 1.03 (0.99 to 1.06) | 1.03 (1.00 to 1.06) | 1.10 (1.06 to 1.14) |
| Single | 1.19 (1.17 to 1.21) | 0.98 (0.97 to 1.00) | 0.98 (0.97 to 1.01) | 0.99 (0.98 to 1.01) | 1.01 (0.98 to 1.04) |
↵* Model 1: crude HR.
↵† Model 2: adjusted for age.
↵‡ Model 3: adjusted for age + education + socio-professional category (only 45–64 years).
↵§ Model 4: adjusted for age + education + socio-professional category (only 45–64 years) + nationality + language region + religious affiliation.
↵¶ Model 5: adjusted for age + education + socio-professional category (only 45–64 years) + nationality + language region + religious affiliation + living arrangement.