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Table 4 Risk of marital dissolution in concordant couples compared to discordant couples. Hazard ratios (HR) of marital dissolution

From: Health, health behaviors, and health dissimilarities predict divorce: results from the HUNT study

 

HR

95%

C.I.

p

Poor subjective health

    

 None

0.92

0.81

1.06

0.243

 Husband or wife

1.00

   

 Both

1.08

0.83

1.40

0.583

Obesity

    

 None

0.95

0.80

1.13

0.579

 Husband or wife

1.00

   

 Both

0.89

0.47

1.70

0.727

Heavy drinking

    

 None

0.75

0.66

0.85

<0.001

 Husband or wife

1.00

   

 Both

1.03

0.74

1.42

0.875

Mental distress

    

 None

0.48

0.42

0.55

<0.001

 Husband or wife

1.00

   

 Both

1.32

0.93

1.88

0.123

No exercise

    

 None

0.97

0.86

1.10

0.656

 Husband or wife

1.00

   

 Both

0.81

0.71

0.93

0.002

Smoking

    

 None

0.62

0.54

0.71

<0.001

 Husband or wife

1.00

   

 Both

1.29

1.14

1.46

<0.001

  1. Note: The results are adjusted for years since marriage, age, income, education, and the spousal differences in these. All variables were entered in the model simultaneously.