Single and unhappily married men of Fatal stroke

Single and unhappily married men are more likely to die of fatal stroke in later decades of their life than men who are married happily, according to a new study presented at the 2010 International Stroke Conference of American Stroke Association.

For the study, Uri Goldbourt from Tel Aviv University interviewed 10,000 Israelis in 1960s and followed them until 1997.

Of the men unmarried in 1963 including those never married, divorced or widowed, 8.4 percent died of stroke in the following 34 years compared to 7.1 percent of the married men.

Of those who were married in 1965, those who said they were happy with their marriage were 64 percent less likely to die of fatal stroke than those who were dissatisfied with their relationships.

Goldbourt, who teaches epidemiology and preventive medicine at the University, said he did not expect that failed marriages could have any statistical prevalence.

He stressed that his research had limitations. For instance, data were not sufficient to tell strokes suffered by the survey respondents were non- fatal or fatal.

The same associations are expected for women. However, there may be some differences and new research is required to confirm whether there is a correlation between the fatal stroke in women and their marriage.

Source: http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Disease/fatal_stroke_single_married_men_2502100220.html