| Marital status |  | |
---|---|---|---|
 | Partnered | Unpartnered | All Women |
Characteristics a | n = 594,675 (81%) | n = 139,951 (19%) | n = 734,626 (100%) |
Mean age, years (SD) | 59.5 (4.7) | 60.8 (5.2) | 59.7 (4.8) |
Socio-economic factors: | Â | Â | Â |
  Most deprived quintile,% | 14.0 | 24.4 | 16.0 |
  Left school ≤ minimum leaving age,% | 48.4 | 47.0 | 48.1 |
  No educational qualifications,% | 49.0 | 46.3 | 48.5 |
Lifestyle factors: | Â | Â | Â |
  Current smoker,% | 11.1 | 17.1 | 12.2 |
  Mean alcohol, drinks/week (SD) | 4.7 (5.8) | 3.7 (5.6) | 4.5 (5.8) |
  Strenuous exercise rarely/never,% | 43.0 | 45.5 | 43.5 |
  Mean body mass index, kg/m2 (SD) | 26.0 (4.4) | 26.1 (4.9) | 26.0 (4.5) |
  Never users of HRT,% | 45.1 | 50.9 | 46.2 |
  Mean number of hours asleep (SD) | 7.3 (1.1) | 7.2 (1.3) | 7.3 (1.2) |
Other factors: | Â | Â | Â |
  Rarely/never/sometimes happy,% | 15.2 | 23.7 | 16.8 |
  Treatment for depression,% | 9.1 | 14.9 | 10.2 |
  Mean number of children (SD) | 2.1 (1.1) | 1.9 (1.4) | 2.1 (1.2) |
  Not in work,% | 52.9 | 56.1 | 53.5 |
  No participation in group activities,% | 36.4 | 32.8 | 35.7 |
Follow-up for IHD incidence and mortality (I20 to I25) | Â | Â | Â |
Mean years of follow-up (SD) | 8.8 (1.9) | 8.6 (2.0) | 8.8 (1.9) |
First IHD event, n | 23,816 | 6,931 | 30,747 |
  IHD deathsb, n | 974 | 491 | 1,465 |
  First hospital admissions for IHD, n | 22,842 | 6,440 | 29,282 |
All IHD deaths, n | 1,442 | 706 | 2,148 |