Married people are THREE times more likely to survive middle age
Women, Weekly news | ankakh | January 11, 2013 23:21
Being married could be the key to a longer life – by improving your chances of surviving middle age, claim scientists.
People who never married were almost three times as likely to die early than those who had been in a stable marriage throughout their adult life US researchers found.
The new research suggests for the first time that not having a spouse in midlife increases the risk of dying during those years.
Being single after 40, or losing a partner without marrying again, increased the risk of early death during middle age and cut the chances of getting to 60.
Even when personality and risky behaviours such as smoking and drinking were accounted for, married people were still 2.3 times more likely to survive.
In a new study, researchers analysed data for 4,802 individuals who took part in the University of North Carolina Alumni Heart Study (UNCAHS) – an ongoing study of individuals born in the 1940s.
Those taking part were aged around 40 at the start of the study, and were in their late 50s by its conclusion. They completed four questionnaires at regular intervals.
A recent huge study carried out in seven European countries found married people enjoy better mental and physical health, and are up to 15 per cent less likely to die prematurely.
Other work has shown that married people have a better chance of surviving cancer than those who are separated or divorced and tend to live longer than singletons.
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