HR of separation (HR) by physical health conditions and age of older spouse, Finnish couples aged 40–70 and not in institutional care
| Model 1: age | Model 2: all covariates | |||
| HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | |
| Older spouse aged 40–54 | ||||
| Any physical health condition | ||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male only | 1.18 | 1.06 to 1.32 | 1.11 | 1.00 to 1.24 |
| Female only | 1.12 | 1.00 to 1.25 | 1.07 | 0.95 to 1.20 |
| Both spouses | 1.34 | 0.96 to 1.87 | 1.23 | 0.88 to 1.72 |
| Neurological conditions | ||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male only | 1.42 | 1.24 to 1.63 | 1.32 | 1.15 to 1.52 |
| Female only | 1.30 | 1.12 to 1.52 | 1.21 | 1.04 to 1.41 |
| Heart and lung disease | ||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male only | 0.96 | 0.81 to 1.14 | 0.90 | 0.76 to 1.07 |
| Female only | 1.10 | 0.90 to 1.35 | 1.04 | 0.84 to 1.27 |
| Cancer | ||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male only | 0.99 | 0.75 to 1.31 | 0.94 | 0.71 to 1.25 |
| Female only | 0.89 | 0.72 to 1.10 | 0.89 | 0.72 to 1.10 |
| Older spouse aged 55–70 | ||||
| Any physical health condition | ||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male only | 1.30 | 1.11 to 1.52 | 1.26 | 1.08 to 1.48 |
| Female only | 1.08 | 0.89 to 1.31 | 1.06 | 0.87 to 1.30 |
| Both spouses | 1.58 | 1.09 to 2.29 | 1.56 | 1.08 to 2.26 |
| Neurological conditions | ||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male only | 1.72 | 1.38 to 2.15 | 1.67 | 1.34 to 2.08 |
| Female only | 1.21 | 0.92 to 1.59 | 1.20 | 0.91 to 1.58 |
| Heart and lung disease | ||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male only | 1.09 | 0.88 to 1.35 | 1.07 | 0.86 to 1.32 |
| Female only | 0.91 | 0.66 to 1.25 | 0.91 | 0.66 to 1.25 |
| Cancer | ||||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Male only | 1.43 | 1.08 to 1.91 | 1.40 | 1.05 to 1.86 |
| Female only | 1.14 | 0.83 to 1.56 | 1.10 | 0.80 to 1.50 |
All covariates: age, education, social class and main activity of both spouses, household income, housing tenure, coresident children and union type.