Marital status and all-cause mortality rate in older adults: a population-based prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Living with a partner and separation is becoming more common among older people. Mortality disparities associated with marital status are significant in increasingly diverse aging populations. The link between marital status and all-cause mortality risk in older adults remains uncertain.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We included NHANES participants ≥ 60 years of age (data from 1999 to 2014). Data for mortality follow-up beginning from the commencement date of survey participation to the last day of December 2015. Univariate- and multivariate-adjusted Cox proportional hazard models for marital status were estimated, and the findings were presented as regression coefficients

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10074686 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature