Table 3

HRs with 95% CIs of accidents, violence and suicides for partnership history by case death in women*

AccidentsViolenceSuicides
Model 1, HR (95% CI)Model 2, HR (95% CI)Model 1, HR (95% CI)Model 2, HR (95% CI)Model 1, HR (95% CI)Model 2, HR (95% CI)
Fatal cases
 Years 1991–1997
  Married (no divorce)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
  Married (previous divorce)2.52 (1.94 to 3.29)2.03 (1.55 to 2.67)3.61 (1.86 to 7.03)2.63 (1.30 to 5.34)2.50 (1.85 to 3.38)2.17 (1.61 to 2.94)
  Cohabiting (no divorce)1.90 (1.47 to 2.47)1.36 (1.04 to 1.77)1.88 (1.01 to 3.49)1.21 (0.62 to 2.34)1.60 (1.23 to 2.09)1.17 (0.88 to 1.55)
  Cohabiting (previous divorce)3.82 (3.09 to 4.70)2.75 (2.21 to 3.42)5.81 (3.49 to 9.67)3.69 (2.20 to 6.19)2.57 (1.95 to 3.39)1.94 (1.47 to 2.57)
  Divorced <3 years ago2.69 (2.00 to 3.61)2.37 (1.74 to 3.23)6.32 (3.59 to 11.12)6.53 (3.66 to 11.64)3.37 (2.52 to 4.50)2.97 (2.20 to 4.01)
  Divorced 3 years ago or earlier2.99 (2.52 to 3.55)2.50 (2.07 to 3.02)3.12 (1.81 to 5.38)2.75 (1.49 to 5.08)3.25 (2.67 to 3.96)2.78 (2.26 to 3.43)
  Never-married2.17 (1.85 to 2.56)1.42 (1.18 to 1.71)1.52 (0.90 to 2.56)0.99 (0.54 to 1.81)3.19 (2.73 to 3.72)2.18 (1.83 to 2.59)
  Gender × partnership historyp<0.001p<0.001p=0.24
 Years 2001–2007
  Married (no divorce)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
  Married (previous divorce)2.18 (1.74 to 2.73)1.79 (1.43 to 2.26)2.82 (1.36 to 5.84)2.33 (1.13 to 4.78)2.73 (2.10 to 3.57)2.27 (1.73 to 2.99)
  Cohabiting (no divorce)1.88 (1.52 to 2.33)1.49 (1.20 to 1.85)1.29 (0.62 to 2.71)1.12 (0.51 to 2.44)1.38 (1.06 to 1.81)1.09 (0.82 to 1.43)
  Cohabiting (previous divorce)3.13 (2.56 to 3.81)2.39 (1.96 to 2.93)3.96 (2.06 to 7.59)3.08 (1.58 to 6.00)2.40 (1.81 to 3.19)1.95 (1.46 to 2.60)
  Divorced <3 years ago2.04 (1.47 to 2.85)1.66 (1.16 to 2.36)2.24 (0.80 to 6.26)1.94 (0.69 to 5.47)3.03 (2.16 to 4.26)2.47 (1.73 to 3.53)
  Divorced 3 years ago earlier3.18 (2.74 to 3.70)2.47 (2.11 to 2.89)3.34 (1.89 to 5.89)2.55 (1.39 to 4.67)3.53 (2.91 to 4.28)2.68 (2.20 to 3.28)
  Never-married2.86 (2.46 to 3.31)1.86 (1.57 to 2.19)1.64 (0.95 to 2.83)1.32 (0.71 to 2.45)2.83 (2.36 to 3.39)1.70 (1.38 to 2.08)
  Gender × partnership historyp<0.001p<0.001p=0.16
  Cohort × partnership historyp=0.02p=0.60p=0.97
Non-fatal cases
 Years 1991–1997
  Married (no divorce)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
  Married (previous divorce)1.27 (1.08 to 1.50)1.21 (1.02 to 1.42)3.24 (1.79 to 5.86)2.53 (1.38 to 4.64)3.01 (2.15 to 4.21)2.47 (1.75 to 3.48)
  Cohabiting (no divorce)1.31 (1.16 to 1.49)1.21 (1.06 to 1.38)2.93 (1.87 to 4.57)2.23 (1.39 to 3.58)1.13 (0.80 to 1.58)0.84 (0.59 to 1.19)
  Cohabiting (previous divorce)1.71 (1.49 to 1.95)1.55 (1.36 to 1.78)6.65 (4.40 to 10.05)4.23 (2.71 to 6.59)2.81 (2.02 to 3.89)2.01 (1.42 to 2.84)
  Divorced <3 years ago1.68 (1.42 to 1.98)1.55 (1.31 to 1.84)4.23 (2.37 to 7.54)4.21 (2.31 to 7.69)3.28 (2.30 to 4.69)2.85 (1.96 to 4.16)
  Divorced 3 years ago or earlier1.41 (1.27 to 1.56)1.29 (1.15 to 1.44)4.82 (3.17 to 7.32)4.47 (2.83 to 7.06)3.18 (2.44 to 4.14)2.54 (1.91 to 3.38)
  Never-married1.33 (1.22 to 1.45)1.16 (1.05 to 1.28)1.39 (0.88 to 2.19)1.18 (0.71 to 1.97)1.90 (1.51 to 2.40)1.27 (0.97 to 1.67)
  Gender × partnership historyp<0.0001p<0.0001p=0.03
 Years 2001–2007
  Married (no divorce)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
  Married (previous divorce)1.51 (1.35 to 1.68)1.43 (1.28 to 1.60)4.77 (2.64 to 8.63)3.47 (1.92 to 6.29)3.80 (2.81 to 5.13)3.03 (2.25 to 4.09)
  Cohabiting (no divorce)1.09 (0.98 to 1.20)1.03 (0.93 to 1.13)1.77 (1.01 to 3.12)1.47 (0.83 to 2.60)1.35 (0.99 to 1.84)1.04 (0.77 to 1.42)
  Cohabiting (previous divorce)1.59 (1.43 to 1.77)1.49 (1.34 to 1.67)6.99 (4.17 to 11.71)4.64 (2.75 to 7.82)3.30 (2.40 to 4.55)2.43 (1.77 to 3.35)
  Divorced <3 years ago1.46 (1.25 to 1.70)1.39 (1.18 to 1.63)5.23 (2.64 to 10.35)4.07 (2.02 to 8.21)3.56 (2.42 to 5.24)3.11 (2.10 to 4.59)
  Divorced 3 years ago or earlier1.65 (1.53 to 1.78)1.52 (1.40 to 1.64)5.16 (3.16 to 8.42)3.04 (1.80 to 5.12)4.62 (3.65 to 5.84)3.39 (2.67 to 4.31)
  Never-married1.35 (1.26 to 1.46)1.17 (1.07 to 1.27)3.01 (1.93 to 4.70)2.06 (1.24 to 3.40)2.27 (1.80 to 2.86)1.47 (1.14 to 1.90)
  Gender × partnership historyp<0.0001p=0.01p=0.15
  Cohort × partnership historyp=0.04p=0.05p=0.58
  • Model 1: adjusted for age. Model 2: adjusted for age, having children, incomes per consumption unit, education, economic activity and socioeconomic status.

  • * The over sample of deaths is taken into account in the Cox proportional hazards models.