Marriage is associated with a lower risk of ischaemic heart disease in men.
Comparison between subjects who were identified from a register of cases of myocardial infarction and a random sample of the same community showed that in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales men who currently are not married are at higher risk of acute myocardial infarction or of sudden coronary death than are married men of the same age. While there are indications that unmarried men have a life-style that is different from that of currently married men, their increased risk of ischaemic heart disease is greater than can be accounted for by differences in factors such as age, the previous history of heart disease, their alcohol and tobacco consumption and various socioeconomic factors.
Malcolm
J A
JA
Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, NSW.
Dobson
A J
AJ
D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D009517:New South Wales; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012847:Single Person; D012907:Smoking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors