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Table 2 Prevalence of multimorbidity across socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyle variables

From: The prevalence of multimorbidity and associations with lifestyle factors among middle-aged Canadians: an analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging data

Variables

Prevalence of multimorbidity (weighted %, 99 CI)

3+ chronic conditions

4+ chronic conditions

5+ chronic conditions

Total sample

39.59 (38.44, 40.74)

24.53 (23.52, 25.54)

14.17 (13.37, 14.96)

Sex

Male

34.09 (32.50, 35.67)

19.65 (18.33, 20.97)

10.65 (9.66, 11.65)

Female

44.97 (43.32, 46.62)

29.30 (27.79, 30.80)

17.61 (16.36, 18.87)

Age group

45–49

29.70 (27.10, 32.30)

15.89 (13.75, 18.02)

8.62 (6.97, 10.27)

50–54

33.65 (31.64, 35.66)

19.69 (17.98, 21.40)

10.99 (9.66, 12.32)

55–59

44.81 (42.40, 47.22)

28.81 (26.62, 31.00)

16.33 (14.57, 18.10)

60–64

52.00 (49.84, 54.16)

35.11 (33.04, 37.18)

21.60 (19.82, 23.38)

Education

College/university degree

37.08 (35.67, 38.50)

21.72 (20.52, 22.91)

11.94 (11.01, 12.87)

Non-college/university degree

41.94 (39.33, 44.55)

27.73 (25.37, 30.09)

17.02 (15.07, 18.97)

High school or less

46.43 (43.48, 49.37)

31.54 (28.76, 34.32)

19.40 (17.06, 21.73)

Household income

< $20,000

60.31 (55.18, 65.43)

46.58 (41.38, 51.79)

36.50 (31.47, 41.53)

$20,000 to < $50,00

49.54 (46.67, 52.40)

33.86 (31.09, 36.64)

21.08 (18.68, 23.47)

$50,000 to < $100,000

39.96 (37.97, 41.95)

24.64 (22.91, 26.38)

13.60 (12.22, 14.97)

$100,000 to < $150,000

35.03 (32.61, 37.44)

19.92 (17.88, 21.96)

10.49 (8.96, 12.03)

< $150,000 or more

30.49 (28.00, 32.99)

16.05 (14.08, 18.03)

8.03 (6.63, 9.44)

No response

48.71 (43.40, 54.02)

33.97 (28.88, 39.07)

21.61 (16.98, 26.24)

Smoking status

Non-smoker

40.46 (38.91, 42.00)

25.14 (23.78, 26.51)

14.57 (13.48, 15.67)

Smoker

43.98 (40.69, 47.27)

29.40 (26.40, 32.39)

18.86 (16.29, 21.43)

No response

36.38 (34.85, 37.92)

21.56 (20.25, 22.88)

11.64 (10.65, 12.64)

Alcohol intake

Never

50.57 (46.99, 54.15)

35.95 (32.53, 39.36)

24.96 (21.86, 28.06)

Occasional

46.48 (43.88, 49.07)

31.11 (28.73, 33.49)

18.73 (16.74, 20.72)

Weekly

36.81 (33.53, 36.96)

21.86 (19.84, 23.89)

12.28 (10.68, 13.89)

Daily

35.24 (33.53, 36.96)

20.18 (18.73, 21.63)

10.41 (9.33, 11.49)

No response

41.67 (34.12, 49.23)

26.18 (19.77, 32.60)

17.77 (12.20, 23.34)

Moderate physical activity

Never

40.08 (38.79, 41.38)

24.87 (23.73, 26.00)

14.33 (13.43, 15.24)

Seldom

33.57 (29.73, 37.41)

18.72 (15.50, 21.94)

10.28 (7.80, 12.76)

Sometimes or often

35.22 (30.33, 40.12)

19.39 (15.39, 23.40)

11.36 (8.10, 14.62)

No response

43.67 (39.32, 48.01)

30.34 (26.27, 34.41)

18.35 (14.90, 21.80)

Area of residence

Urban

39.57 (38.32, 40.83)

24.26 (23.16, 25.36)

14.10 (13.22, 14.98)

Rural

39.67 (36.92, 42.43)

25.52 (23.07, 27.96)

14.45 (12.51, 16.40)

Province of residencea

Alberta

39.22 (36.47, 41.98)

24.20 (21.77, 26.62)

14.31 (12.32, 16.30)

British Columbia

41.28 (39.25, 43.32)

25.28 (23.51, 27.06)

15.10 (13.66, 16.54)

Manitoba

37.43 (34.71, 40.16)

22.74 (20.38, 25.09)

13.03 (11.17, 14.89)

New Brunswick

43.30 (38.64, 47.96)

28.70 (24.47, 32.92)

18.66 (15.01, 22.31)

Newfoundland and Labrador

44.81 (40.84, 48.77)

27.18 (23.67, 30.70)

15.95 (13.07, 18.83)

Nova Scotia

41.25 (37.58, 44.92)

25.01 (21.82, 28.20)

14.43 (11.84, 17.01)

Ontario

40.53 (38.13, 42.94)

25.84 (23.71, 27.97)

14.64 (12.94, 16.34)

Prince Edward Island

40.63 (35.42, 45.84)

24.73 (20.18, 29.29)

13.94 (10.28, 17.60)

Quebec

36.73 (34.58, 38.88)

21.94 (20.09, 23.80)

12.49 (11.03, 13.94)

Saskatchewan

39.19 (34.66, 43.71)

23.27 (19.41, 27.13)

13.79 (10.63, 16.94)

Depression

No depression

36.33 (35.08, 37.58)

21.49 (20.42, 22.56)

11.75 (10.92, 12.58)

Depressive symptoms

55.05 (52.17, 57.94)

38.76 (35.97, 41.55)

25.77 (23.28, 28.27)

Functional limitations

No limitations

36.90 (35.73, 38.08)

21.81 (20.81, 22.82)

11.87 (11.09, 12.65)

Some limitations

75.79 (72.04, 79.53)

61.03 (56.65, 65.41)

45.20 (40.69, 49.72)

  1. Note: Weighted percentages are shown. aProvinces are listed in alphabetic order