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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of study population (N = 198,941)

From: Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with multimorbidity in a geographically-defined community

 

N (%)

Age, years

 20–39

69,829 (35.1)

 40–49

30,698 (15.4)

 50–59

37,457 (18.8)

 60–69

29,111 (14.6)

 70–79

18,099 (9.1)

  ≥ 80

13,747 (6.9)

Sex

 Female

105,948 (53.3)

 Male

92,993 (46.7)

Race

 White

174,473 (87.7)

 Black

6769 (3.4)

 Asian

6136 (3.1)

 Other/Unknown

11,563 (5.8)

Ethnicity

 Hispanic

10,683 (5.4)

 Non-Hispanic

188,258 (94.6)

Individual level of education

 High school or less

41,882 (21.1)

 Some college

70,069 (35.2)

 College or advanced degree

27,704 (13.9)

 Unknown

59,286 (29.8)

Multimorbidity (≥2 conditions)

78,527 (39.5)

Severe multimorbidity (≥5 conditions)

20,404 (10.3)