Marital status, spousal support, spousal strain, and its associated effects on hemoglobin A1c values (%) in English adults aged 50–89 years
| Model 1* β (95% CI) | Model 2† β (95% CI) | Model 3‡ β (95% CI) | Model 4§ β (95% CI) | |
| Marital status | −0.18 (−0.24 to −0.13) | −0.20 (−0.28 to −0.12) | −0.18 (−0.26 to −0.10) | −0.21 (−0.31 to −0.10) |
| Spousal support | 0.01 (−0.03 to 0.04) | 0.01 (−0.05 to 0.04) | 0.00 (−0.05 to 0.06) | 0.00 (−0.05 to 0.06) |
| Spousal strain | 0.04 (0.01 to 0.07) | 0.02 (−0.02 to 0.05) | 0.04 (−0.01 to 0.08) | 0.04 (−0.01 to 0.08) |
*Model 1 was adjusted for age.
†Model 2 was adjusted for age, income quintile, current work, BMI, depression, smoking, physical activity.
‡Model 3 was further adjusted for the presence of family, friends, and/or children with marital status as the exposure. With spousal support or strain as the exposure, further adjustments were made for support or strain from family, friends, and/or children.
§Model 4 included weights.
BMI, body mass index.