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Table 5 Multivariate adjusted odds ratios (OR, 95% CI) of multimorbidity and metabolic diseases by educational level and sex according to age groups among participants aged 50 to 75 years in the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort

From: The impact of education on risk factors and the occurrence of multimorbidity in the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort

 

Men

Women

Educational Level

High

Middle

 

Low

 

High

Middle

 

Low

 
 

OR

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

OR

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

Multimorbidity: yes 1

          

Age <= 60 years at recruitment #

1

1.24

1.03–1.50

1.36

1.17–1.59

1

1.05

0.87–1.26

1.20

1.00–1.43

Age > 60 years at recruitment #

1

0.95

0.65–1.39

0.90

0.68–1.19

1

1.08

0.70–1.67

0.93

0.64–1.35

Metabolic diseases: yes 2

          

Age <= 60 years at recruitment #

1

1.38

1.12–1.71

1.18

1.00–1.38

1

1.24

1.03–1.49

1.32

1.11–1.58

Age > 60 years at recruitment#

1

1.16

0.74–1.83

0.97

0.71–1.32

1

1.16

0.74–1.82

1.24

0.84–1.83

  1. § adjusted for BMI (continuous; kg/m2), fruit intake (continuous; g/day), vegetable intake (continuous, g/day), alcohol consumption (continuous; g/day), age (continuous; years, total physical activity (inactive, moderately inactive, moderately active, active)
  2. ≠ adjusted for smoking status, fruit intake (continuous; g/day), vegetable intake (continuous; g/day), alcohol consumption (continuous; g/day), age (continuous years), combined total physical activity index (inactive, moderately inactive, moderately active, active)
  3. # adjusted for smoking status, BMI (continuous; kg/m2), fruit intake (continuous; g/day), vegetable intake (continuous; g/day), alcohol consumption (continuous; g/day), age (continuous years), combined total physical activity index (inactive, moderately inactive, moderately active, active)
  4. 1Presence of two or more of the prevalent chronic conditions mentioned in table 1
  5. 2Presence of hyperuricemia, diabetes mellitus, hypertension or dyslipidemia
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