Table 3 Association of multi-disability (≥ 2 conditions) with sociodemographic and other characteristics (multiple logistic regression analysis) ;

From: Multimorbidity and multi-disability among the elderly in residential care in India: the Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES)

 

Total in the sample (n)

Participants with multi-disability (n)

Prevalence (95% CI)

Crude odds ratio (95% CI)a

P value

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)b

p value

n

(n = 1140)

Age group (years)

60–69

323

52

16.1 (12.3–20.6)

Reference

 

Reference

 

70–79

445

93

20.9 (17.2–25.0)

1.38 (0.95–2.00)

0.094

1.41 (0.93–2.12)

0.105

80 and above

372

125

33.6 (28.8–38.7)

2.64 (1.83–3.80)

 < 0.01

2.50 (1.64–3.77)

 < 0.01

Gender

Male

405

72

17.8 (14.2–21.8)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Female

735

198

26.9 (23.8–30.3)

1.71 (1.26–2.31)

 < 0.01

1.48 (0.93–2.34)

0.094

Education level

Higher education

223

31

13.9 (9.6–19.1)

Reference

 

Reference

 

School education

696

161

23.1 (20.0–26.4)

1.86 (1.23–2.83)

 < 0.01

1.35 (0.75–2.45)

0.321

No schooling

221

78

35.3 (29.0–42.0

0.30 (0.18–0.47)

 < 0.01

2.60 (1.31–5.51)

0.006

Type of homes

Free home

184

39

21.2 (15.5–27.8)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Subsidised home

473

122

25.8 (21.9–30.0)

1.29 (0.86–1.95)

0.22

1.60 (1.06–2.57)

0.051

Paid homes

483

109

22.6 (18.9–26.6)

1.1 (0.71–1.64)

0.7

1.0 (0.61–1.64)

0.997

Smoking status

Never

939

234

24.9 (22.2–27.8)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Past/current

201

36

17.9 (12.9–23.9)

0.66 (0.45–0.97)

0.035

0.97 (0.54–1.70)

0.923

Alcohol status

Never

935

228

24.2 (21.7–27.3)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Past/current

205

42

20.5 (15.2–26.7)

0.80 (0.55–1.16)

0.235

1.12 (0.68–1.83)

0.66

Body mass index (BMI)

Normal/underweight (< 18.5–25)

457

75

16.4 (13.1–20.1)

Reference

 

Reference

 

Overweight (> 25–30)

310

50

16.1 (12.2–20.7)

0.98 (0.66–1.45)

0.917

1.08 (0.71–1.60)

0.752

Obese (> 30)

156

18

11.5 (7.0–17.6)

0.66 (0.38–1.15)

0.145

0.70 (0.40–1.24)

0.223

Missing data

217

127

58.5 (51.7–65.1)

7.18 (5.0–10.40)

 < 0.01

7.54 (5.10–11.17)

 < 0.01

 Total

1140

270

23.7 (21.2–26.3)

    
  1. aBased on simple logistic regression with multi-morbidity as the outcome variable.
  2. bBased on multiple logistic regression with multi-morbidity as the outcome and all the predictors entered at the same time.
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