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Couldn't this also be survivorship bias? Perhaps the obese married men would have died of obesity-related issues had they not been married, but something attri
by treetalker 2y ago
Couldn't this also be survivorship bias?
Perhaps the obese married men would have died of obesity-related issues had they not been married, but something attributable to their being married made them 3x more likely to survive.
- rightbyte 2y agoI don't think mortality is such a big factor under 65-70yo. I wonder if the study adjust for age. I.e. the fittest young cohort should also be married to a lesser degree. Obesity is correlated with amount of xmas dinners eaten.