How sweet is your love? Disentangling the role of marital status and quality on average glycemic levels among adults 50 years and older in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Main finding · HbA1cResult — go to the resultβ −0.21 % 95% CI −0.31% to −0.10%Authors' conclusion
It seems that marital relationships, regardless of the quality of the relationship, are associated with lower HbA1c values for male and female adults aged over 50 years.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged 50–89 years without previously diagnosed diabetes, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
- Participants
- 3,335 adults
- Exposure
- Married vs not married; spousal support and strain
- Outcome
- Within-individual changes in HbA1c in relation to marital indicators (marital status, spousal support, spousal strain)
- Follow-up
- Waves 2 (2004/2005), 4 (2008/2009) and 6 (2012/2013)
Methodological detailslinear fixed effect models, biomarker data from waves 2, 4 and 6
- Linear fixed effect models
- Biomarker data from waves 2, 4 and 6
Main finding
HbA1c
β
−0.21 %
95% CI −0.31% to −0.10%
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
- Spousal support and spousal strain were generally not associated with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) values
Original publication
How sweet is your love? Disentangling the role of marital status and quality on average glycemic levels among adults 50 years and older in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. Published 6 February 2023. doi:10.
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