Table 1 Demographic characteristics of sample respondents
From: Multimorbidity prevalence and patterns across socioeconomic determinants: a cross-sectional survey
Variables | N (%) | Mean chronic conditions (SD) | Multimorbidity prevalence (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Crude | Adjusted (95% CI) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Males | 2393 (47.7) | 2.3 (1.7) | 16.8 | 15.6 (14.2-16.9) |
Females | 2618 (52.3) | 2.3 (1.7) | 20.6 | 19.2 (17.8-20.6) |
2Age Group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18-24 | 459 (9.2) | 1.4 (0.9) | 2.4 | 2.4 (1.0-3.9) |
25-44 | 1934 (38.6) | 1.7 (1.1) | 9.3 | 9.3 (8.0-10.6) |
45-64 | 1841 (36.8) | 2.5 (1.7) | 25.5 | 25.5 (23.5-27.5) |
65+ | 776 (15.5) | 2.8 (1.9) | 36.2 | 35.8 (32.4-39.1) |
3Health Zones | Â | Â | Â | Â |
South | 892 (17.8) | 2.5 (1.9) | 19.6 | 17.4 (15.0-19.7) |
Calgary | 960 (37.0) | 2.2 (1.5) | 17.3 | 16.6 (14.4-18.9) |
Central | 893 (17.8) | 2.5 (1.8) | 19.9 | 17.3 (15.0-19.6) |
Edmonton | 978 (19.5) | 2.2 (1.6) | 19.8 | 18.7 (16.4-21.0) |
North | 1287 (25.7) | 2.2 (1.7) | 17.9 | 17.6 (15.6-19.6) |
3Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
High School | 2367 (47.3) | 2.5 (1.8) | 20.8 | 18.5 (17.0-19.9) |
College | 1432 (28.6) | 2.2 (1.5) | 18.6 | 18.0 (16.1-19.9) |
University | 1211 (24.2) | 2.1 (1.6) | 15.2 | 14.5 (12.6-16.3) |
3Income | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< $30,000 | 593 (13.7) | 2.9 (2.1) | 32.5 | 28.5 (24.6-32.4) |
$30,000-59,000 | 1028 (23.7) | 2.4 (1.6) | 23.0 | 19.4 (17.2-21.6) |
$60,000-99,000 | 1244 (28.7) | 2.1 (1.6) | 16.9 | 17.3 (15.1-19.5) |
> = $100,000 | 1466 (33.9) | 1.9 (1.3) | 11.6 | 11.8 (9.5-14.0) |