Table 1 Median (IQR) of DIORs one year before and after spousal bereavement in subgroups

All (N = 51,890)

Average

0.208 (0.697)

0.299 (1.377)

 < 0.001

Slope

0.007 (7)

0.200 (10)

 < 0.001

Mean Squared Error

0.522 (4.237)

0.715 (6.864)

 < 0.001

Autocorrelation

0.017 (0.391)

0.019 (0.378)

0.065

Males (N = 17,813)

Average

0.234 (0.875)

0.355 (1.901)

 < 0.001

Slope

0.020 (8)

0.100 (12)

 < 0.001

Mean Squared Error

0.714 (5.750)

1.020 (9.887)

 < 0.001

Autocorrelation

0.039 (0.446)

0.041 (0.417)

0.011

Females (N = 34,077)

Average

0.198 (0.618)

0.277 (1.165)

 < 0.001

Slope

0.000 (6)

0.200 (9)

 < 0.001

Mean Squared Error

0.446 (3.539)

0.592 (5.583)

 < 0.001

Autocorrelation

0.007 (0.358)

0.009 (0.353)

0.613

65–69 (N = 12,946)

Average

0.130 (0.355)

0.168 (0.458)

 < 0.001

Slope

0.000 (4)

0.001 (6)

 < 0.001

Mean Squared Error

0.239 (1.541)

0.297 (2.290)

 < 0.001

Autocorrelation

-0.020 (0.225)

-0.020 (0.226)

0.535

70–74 (N = 13,361)

Average

0.170 (0.464)

0.229 (0.700)

 < 0.001

Slope

0.000 (4)

0.090 (7)

 < 0.001

Mean Squared Error

0.371 (2.685)

0.485 (3.998)

 < 0.001

Autocorrelation

-0.011 (0.279)

0.009 (0.282)

0.996

75–79 (N = 12,046)

Average

0.232 (0.719)

0.339 (1.454)

 < 0.001

Slope

0.020 (7)

0.200 (11)

 < 0.001

Mean Squared Error

0.623 (4.846)

0.890 (8.292)

 < 0.001

Autocorrelation

0.022 (0.387)

0.026 (0.384)

0.775

80–84 (N = 8,762)

Average

0.328 (1.372)

0.608 (3.454)

 < 0.001

Slope

0.200 (11)

0.400 (20)

0.015

Mean Squared Error

1.121 (7.534)

1.752 (13.195)

 < 0.001

Autocorrelation

0.107 (0.505)

0.112 (0.489)

0.444

85plus (N = 4,775)

Average

0.736 (3.477)

2.139 (6.952)

 < 0.001

Slope

1.000 (26)

1.100 (39)

0.507

Mean Squared Error

2.442 (11.412)

3.822 (18.413)

 < 0.001

Autocorrelation

0.316 (0.676)

0.263 (0.572)

 < 0.001