Table 1 General Characteristics of older Kurdish people living in the Northwest of Iran, the Bukan Ageing Study (BAS)
From: Predictors of multimorbidity among the Kurdish population living in the Northwest of Iran
Variable | Number (%) total | Prevalence of < 2 chronic conditions, (%) rows | Prevalence of ≥ 2 chronic diseases, % row | P value | Prevalence of ≥ 3 chronic diseases, % row | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (mean + − SD) | 61.6 ± 9.5 | 60.3 ± 8.8 | 63.8 ± 10.3 | < 0.001 | 65.8 ± 10.6 | < 0.001 |
50–59 | 771 (51.6) | 69.8 | 30.2 | < 0.001 | 10.5 | < 0.001 |
60–69 | 419 (28.1) | 63.2 | 36.8 | 16.0 | ||
≥ 70 | 303 (20.3) | 49.8 | 52.5 | 28.7 | ||
Sex | ||||||
Men | 567 (38.0) | 70.4 | 29.6 | < 0.001 | 11.1 | < 0.001 |
Women | 926 (62.0) | 59.2 | 40.8 | 18.6 | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Married* | 1232 (82.5) | 67.0 | 33.0 | < 0.001 | 13.7 | < 0.001 |
Single/divorce/widow | 262 (17.5) | 46.6 | 53.4 | 25.6 | ||
Education | ||||||
Illiterate | 980 (65.6) | 61.5 | 38.5 | 0.035 | 17.8 | 0.005 |
Literate | 513 (34.4) | 67.1 | 32.9 | 12.1 | ||
Family income | ||||||
With major difficulties | 172 (11.5) | 51.7 | 48.3 | 0.001 | 22.7 | 0.029 |
Just enough | 994 (66.7) | 66.0 | 34.0 | 14.8 | ||
No difficulties | 324 (21.7) | 61.4 | 38.6 | 15.4 | ||
Job status | ||||||
In-paid work | 575 (38.5) | 71.3 | 28.7 | < 0.001 | 10.1 | < 0.001 |
Retired/no job | 221 (14.8) | 59.3 | 40.7 | 20.8 | ||
Housewife | 698 (46.7) | 58.2 | 41.8 | 18.9 | ||
BMI | ||||||
Less than 25 | 311 (20.9) | 67.5 | 32.5 | 0.102 | 15.4 | 0.210 |
25–29.9 | 556 (37.3) | 60.2 | 39.8 | 18.0 | ||
≥ 30 | 624 (41.9) | 63.9 | 36.1 | 14.1 | ||
Smoking (current) | ||||||
Yes | 175 (11.7) | 58.3 | 41.7 | 0.133 | 18.9 | 0.228 |
No | 1319 (88.3) | 64.1 | 35.9 | 15.4 | ||
Fruit and vegetables | ||||||
< 5 serving a day | 846 (58.1) | 59.6 | 40.4 | < 0.001 | 17.6 | 0.053 |
≥ 5 serving a day | 611 (41.9) | 68.6 | 31.4 | 13.8 | ||
Self-rated health | ||||||
Excellent/very good/good | 1113 (74.6) | 68.5 | 31.5 | < 0.001 | 12.0 | < 0.001 |
Fair/poor | 380 (24.5) | 48.7 | 51.3 | 27.1 | ||
Physical activity (Mean ± SD) | 93.3 ± 61.6 | 91.2 ± 61.3 | 96.9 ± 62.2 | 0.078 | 92.1 ± 61.9 | 0.768 |
Low (< 56.5) | 511 (34.2) | 66.1 | 33.9 | 0.216 | 17.4 | 0.374 |
Medium (56.5–120.9) | 485 (32.5) | 62.9 | 37.1 | 14.0 | ||
High (> = 121) | 498 (33.3) | 61.0 | 39.0 | 15.9 | ||