Logistic regression model for demographic determinants of multimorbidity
| Multimorbidity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥2 chronic health problems | ≥3 chronic health problems | |||||
| Characteristic | OR | 95% CI | p Value | OR | 95% CI | p Value |
| Sex | ||||||
| Women | base | – | – | base | – | – |
| Men | 0.9 | 0.7 to 1.2 | 0.649 | 1.0 | 0.8 to 1.3 | 0.990 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18–34 | base | – | – | base | – | – |
| 35–49 | 3.3 | 2.2 to 4.8 | <0.001 | 2.5 | 1.6 to 3.8 | <0.001 |
| 50–64 | 6.7 | 4.4 to 10.1 | <0.001 | 7.0 | 4.5 to 11.0 | <0.001 |
| ≥65 | 9.3 | 5.0 to 17.4 | <0.001 | 11.1 | 6.3 to 19.7 | <0.001 |
| Residence area | ||||||
| Urban | base | – | – | base | – | – |
| Rural | 1.0 | 0.8 to 1.3 | 0.746 | 1.2 | 0.9 to 1.5 | 0.157 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/cohabiting | 1.4 | 0.9 to 2.3 | 0.182 | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.7 | 0.958 |
| Single | base | – | – | base | – | – |
| Widowed | 1.3 | 0.7 to 2.6 | 0.410 | 1.2 | 0.7 to 2.1 | 0.521 |
| Separated/divorced | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.7 | 0.985 | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.8 | 0.948 |
| Living arrangements | ||||||
| Couple | 1.4 | 0.9 to 2.3 | 0.182 | 0.9 | 0.6 to 1.5 | 0.778 |
| Extended family | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.7 | 0.985 | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.6 | 0.979 |
| Alone | base | – | – | base | – | – |
| Other (including care home) | 1.3 | 0.7 to 2.6 | 0.410 | 0.9 | 0.5 to 1.7 | 0.819 |
| Education | ||||||
| Low level (less than 6 years) | 2.0 | 1.4 to 2.8 | <0.001 | 1.7 | 1.3 to 2.4 | 0.001 |
| Medium level (at least 6 but not more than 9 years) | 1.3 | 1.0 to 1.8 | 0.081 | 1.4 | 1.1 to 2.0 | 0.014 |
| High level (more than 9 years) | base | – | – | base | – | – |
| Professional status | ||||||
| Pensioner/retired | 4.4 | 1.6 to 11.9 | 0.003 | 15.2 | 2.0 to 117.6 | 0.009 |
| Employed (full-time/part-time) | 1.9 | 0.8 to 4.7 | 0.143 | 8.2 | 1.01 to 62–2 | 0.041 |
| Unemployed | 2.5 | 1.0 to 6.2 | 0.053 | 10.8 | 1.4–82.3 | 0.022 |
| Housewife | 2.5 | 0.9–7.1 | 0.073 | 8.5 | 1.1 to 66.8 | 0.043 |
| Student | base | – | – | base | – | – |
| Monthly income | ||||||
| ‘Just enough to make ends meet’ | 0.8 | 0.6 to 1.1 | 0.158 | – | – | – |
| ‘Not enough to make ends meet’ | base | – | – | – | – | – |
| ‘Some money left over’ | 0.8 | 0.5 to 1.1 | 0.182 | – | – | – |