Table 1 Sample characteristics stratified by the presence of multimorbidity (n = 87,678)
| Â | Â | Multimorbidity |
|---|---|---|
Variable | Categories | Yes % (95%CI) |
Sex | Male | 25.14 (24.40–25.89) |
|  | Female | 35.55 (34.79–36.31) |
Age groups | 18 to 34 years | 9.53 (8.90–10.21) |
|  | 35 to 49 years | 25.00 (24.04–26.00) |
|  | 50 to 64 years | 46.17 (45.01–47.33) |
|  | ≥ 65 years | 60.91 (59.67–62.14) |
Ethnicity | White | 32.36 (31.50–33.24) |
|  | Black | 31.54 (30.01–33.11) |
|  | Mixed | 28.59 (27.84–29.36) |
|  | Other | 32.75 (27.95–37.94) |
|  | Not informed | 6.48 (0.73–39.50) |
Schooling | No formal instruction | 46.89 (44.83–48.90) |
|  | Less than secondary | 36.39 (35.56–37.23) |
|  | Secondary | 22.44 (21.58–23.33) |
|  | More than secondary | 26.61 (25.36–27.89) |
Alcohol consumption | None or less than 1 day/month | 33.37 (32.73–34.02) |
|  | Once or more a month | 24.28 (23.34–25.24) |
Current tobacco smoking | No | 31.02 (30.45–31.60) |
|  | Yes | 27.85 (26.37–29.37) |
Soft drink consumption | None or less than 1 day/week | 36.39 (35.64–37.14) |
|  | 1 to 7 days/week | 25.01 (24.26–25.78) |
Fruits consumption | None or less than 5 days/week | 26.57 (25.88–27.26) |
|  | 5 or more days/week | 35.58 (34.75–36.41) |
Leisure PA | < 150 min/week | 32.49 (31.87–33.13) |
|  | ≥ 150 min/week | 25.46 (24.45–26.50) |
TV-viewing | < 2 h/day | 27.57 (26.88–28.28) |
|  | 2 to < 3 h/day | 31.86 (30.71–33.03) |
|  | 3 to < 6 h/day | 35.34 (33.96–36.74) |
|  | ≥ 6 h/day | 43.29 (40.95–45.66) |
Other screens | < 2 h/day | 35.91 (35.24–36.58) |
|  | 2 to < 3 h/day | 23.30 (21.89–24.77) |
|  | 3 to < 6 h/day | 20.49 (19.12–21.93) |
|  | ≥ 6 h/day | 18.27 (16.76–19.88) |