Mean (SD) age (y) | 51.9 (12.0) | 47.6 (10.6) | p = 0.056 (t test) |
Single | 7 (7) | 4 (10) | |
Married | 73 (79) | 23 (58) | |
Widowed/separated/divorced | 13 (14) | 13 (32) | 6.82 (2) [0.033]* |
Women | 49 (53) | 23 (57) | 0.82 (0.39–1.74) |
White Europeans | 90 (97) | 37 (92) | 2.4 (0.47–12.6) |
Middle class | 52 (56) | 12 (30) | 2.96 (1.34–6.52) |
>12 y education | 48 (52) | 18 (45) | 0.77 (0.36–1.6) |
Access to confidant | 84 (90) | 30 (75) | 0.32 (0.12–0.87) |
Traumatic experiences: |
Severe event or marked difficulty in last year (excl own health) | 35 (37.6) | 18 (45) | 1.36 (0.64–2.87) |
Death in family during childhood | 25 (27) | 9 (22) | 0.79 (0.33–1.89) |
Seriously ill family member during childhood | 41 (44) | 27 (67) | 2.63 (1.21–5.73) |