Table 5 Factors associated with chronic condition and multimorbidity.

Age group (years)

60–74

Reference

Reference

75–84

2.02

0.040

1.03

3.94

2.90

0.001

1.55

5.42

85 + 

2.72

0.091

0.85

8.68

2.51

0.098

0.85

7.44

Gender

Men

1.04

0.882

0.66

1.63

1.05

0.821

0.68

1.63

Women

Reference

Reference

Ethnicity

Chinese

Reference

Reference

Malay

1.18

0.435

0.78

1.77

1.62

0.015

1.10

2.38

Indian

2.02

0.004

1.25

3.27

3.15

 < 0.001

2.02

4.89

Others^

0.08

0.026

0.01

0.74

1.07

0.951

0.12

9.61

Education status

None

Reference

Reference

Some, but did not Complete primary

0.44

0.197

0.13

1.54

0.50

0.268

0.15

1.71

Completed primary

0.49

0.261

0.14

1.71

0.53

0.314

0.15

1.83

Completed secondary

0.46

0.221

0.13

1.60

0.48

0.234

0.14

1.62

Completed tertiary

0.28

0.055

0.08

1.03

0.28

0.046

0.08

0.98

Employment status

Paid work (part-time and full-time)

Reference

Reference

Unemployed

16.03

0.001

3.04

84.45

3.82

0.094

0.80

18.31

Home maker

2.09

0.054

0.99

4.42

1.92

0.085

0.91

4.04

Retired

0.93

0.789

0.57

1.54

1.02

0.928

0.64

1.63

SES

Low

0.22

0.062

0.04

1.08

0.70

0.541

0.22

2.22

High

Reference

Reference

Disability

Yes

1.39

0.366

0.68

2.85

1.98

0.042

1.03

3.84

None

Reference

Reference

Require help in daily living

Yes

1.97

0.405

0.40

9.68

6.33

0.015

1.44

27.74

None

Reference

Reference

Self-rated health

Self-rated good health

0.83

0.452

0.52

1.34

0.46

0.001

0.29

0.72

Self-rated poor health

Reference

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