Results
Lone mothers were at increased risk for premature death:
- 70% higher risk of death before correction
- 20% higher risk of death after correction for socioeconomic status and medical history
The relative risks for death from a subset of causes were particularly significant:
- suicide:
- relative risk 2.2
- 95% confidence interval 1.5-3.1
- violence:
- relative risk 3.0
- 95% confidence interval 0.9-10.6
- alcohol-related:
- relative risk 2.4
- 95% confidence interval 1.4-4.1
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