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Table 6 Risk factors of multi-morbidity among patients at HUCSH, February 2016

From: Chronic diseases multi-morbidity among adult patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

 

Multi-morbidity

   

Variables

Yes

No

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Age in years

 18–29

14

144

   

 30–44

15

104

1.5 (0.7–3.2)

1.3 (0.6–2.8)

0.559

  > 44

44

90

5.0 (2.6–9.7)

4.4 (2.2–8.8)

0.000

Household income in Ethiopian Birr

 100–1499

26

156

   

  > 1499

47

182

1.6 (0.9–2.6)

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

0.608

Alcohol drinking

 No

55

296

   

 Yes

18

42

2.3 (1.2–4.3)

1.3 (0.6–2.9)

0.471

Khat chewing

 No

61

309

   

 Yes

12

29

2.1 (1.0–4.3)

1.3 (0.5–3.3)

0.602

Exercise

 Yes

55

219

   

 No

18

119

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

0.5 (0.3–1.0)

0.038

Smoking

 No

68

332

4.1 (1.2–13.7)

2.5 (0.6–10.4)

0.201

 Yes

5

6

   

BMI

 18.5–24.9

40

213

   

 < 18.5

9

66

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

0.8 (0.3–1.8)

0.547

25

24

59

2.2 (1.2–3.9)

1.4 (0.7–2.7)

0.353

  1. Exchange rate 1 USD to 21.3673 Ethiopian Birr
  2. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, BMI body mass index