When it comes to living a long and healthy life, a person may just be better off married than single.
Researchers recently published yet another study, this time in the Journal of Aging and Health, suggesting that single life lacks long-term benefits. Over 8,700 Norwegian adults between the ages of 44 to 68 participated in the study examining correlations between the participants' likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia after the age of 70. In the study, researchers found that divorced and single adults were 50% to 73% more likely to end up with a dementia diagnosis after filtering out other potential risk factors. Thus researchers concluded that there is a strong association between being married and a person's risk of getting dementia.
