Table 3 Hazard ratio of mortality related to living alone among the VIP participants
Variables | VIP participants aged 50 and 60 recruited during 1990–2006 | |
|---|---|---|
Men (n = 22,226) Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | Women (n = 23,390) Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | |
Age group | ||
50 years | Reference | Reference |
60 years | 1.84 (1.70–1.98) | 1.66 (1.52–1.82) |
Family type and living arrangement | ||
In partnership with children at home | Reference | Reference |
In partnership without children at home | 1.08 (0.99–1.17) | 1.04 (0.94–1.15) |
Single parent with children at home | 1.26 (1.06–1.49) | 0.95 (0.79–1.14) |
Single with no children at home | 1.38 (1.26–1.50) | 1.27 (1.13–1.42) |
Employment status | ||
Fully employed | Reference | Reference |
Intermittent employment | 1.29 (1.12–1.49) | 1.06 (0.88–1.26) |
Mostly unemployed | 1.36 (1.16–1.61) | 1.61 (1.22–2.12) |
Fully unemployed | 1.35 (1.15–1.58) | 1.12 (0.93–1.35) |
Partly pensioner | 1.14 (1.01–1.28) | 1.48 (1.28–1.70) |
Fully pensioner | 1.58 (1.45–1.72) | 1.53 (1.39–1.68) |
Education level | ||
High education | Reference | Reference |
Middle education | 1.11 (1.00–1.23) | 1.11 (0.98–1.24) |
Basic education | 1.05 (0.94–1.17) | 1.06 (0.93–1.19) |
1st risk factor load | ||
Low risk load (60% lowest) | Reference | Reference |
High risk load (40% highest) | 1.02 (0.93–1.11) | 1.01 (0.89–1.15) |
2nd risk factor load | ||
Low risk load (60% lowest) | Reference | Reference |
High risk load (40% highest) | 1.11 (1.03–1.21) | 1.09 (0.93–1.27) |
3rd risk factor load | ||
Low risk load (60% lowest) | Reference | Reference |
High risk load (40% highest) | 1.08 (1.00–1.17) | 1.20 (1.08–1.32) |
Social participation | ||
High / medium access | Reference | Reference |
Low / No access | 1.12 (1.04–1.20) | 1.10 (1.01–1.19) |
Informal socializing | ||
High / medium access | Reference | Reference |
Low / No access | 1.05 (0.95–1.17) | 1.05 (0.94–1.17) |