Table 4 Mortality rates by marital status at baseline, controlling for age and HIV status
Marital status at baselineNDeathsRate (per 1000 patient-years)RR adjusted for ageRR adjusted for age and HIV status
Men
    Presently widowed301195.2 (52.7 to 172)3.1 (1.6 to 5.7)1.8 (1.0 to 3.3)
    Presently divorced1051744.8 (27.8 to 72.1)2.0 (1.2 to 3.4)1.8 (1.1 to 3.0)
    Presently separated2819.4 (1.3 to 66.7)0.5 (0.1 to 3.8)0.5 (0.1 to 3.7)
    Presently in union137411422.7 (18.9 to 27.2)11
    Never married, ever had sex1200306.3 (4.4 to 9.0)0.8 (0.5 to 1.3)0.9 (0.6 to 1.5)
    Never married, never had sex58773.3 (1.6 to 6.9)0.5 (0.2 to 1.4)0.8 (0.3 to 2.1)
Women
    Presently widowed3714538.7 (28.9 to 51.8)3.1 (2.1 to 4.4)1.6 (1.1 to 2.3)
    Presently divorced3633528.7 (20.6 to 40)2.6 (1.7 to 3.8)1.4 (0.9 to 2.0)
    Presently separated1681221.3 (12.1 to 37.5)2.0 (1.1 to 3.6)1.3 (0.7 to 2.4)
    Presently in union26119611 (9.0 to 13.4)11
    Never married, ever had sex2891919 (12.1 to 29.8)2.2 (1.3 to 3.8)1.8 (1.1 to 2.9)
    Never married, never had sex867124.1 (2.3 to 7.2)0.8 (0.4 to 1.7)1.3 (0.6 to 2.9)
  • RR, rate ratio.