Table 2 Single and multiple morbidity prevalence across categories of key predictor variables, Longitudinal Aging Study in India, 2017-19
Variables | Categories | No morbidity | Single morbidity | Multimorbidity | Total sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (row %) | N (row %) | N (row %) | N (column %) | ||
Depressive symptoms | No | 13,654 (48.78) | 5958 (21.28) | 8381 (29.94) | 27,992 (91.33) |
| Â | Yes | 1052 (39.61) | 562 (21.17) | 1042 (39.22) | 2,657 (8.67) |
BMI | Normal | 7138 (50.34) | 2933 (20.68) | 4110 (28.98) | 14,181 (51.02) |
| Â | Underweight | 4628 (61.9) | 1425 (19.06) | 1424 (19.04) | 7,476 (26.89) |
| Â | Overweight | 1392 (30.22) | 1147 (24.91) | 2067 (44.88) | 4,606 (16.57) |
| Â | Obese | 289 (18.82) | 355 (23.12) | 892 (58.06) | 1,537 (5.53) |
High-risk waist circumference | No | 11,726 (54.61) | 4315 (20.1) | 5430 (25.29) | 21,470 (76.56) |
| Â | Yes | 1795 (27.3) | 1603 (24.38) | 3178 (48.33) | 6,575 (23.44) |
High-risk waist to hip ratio | No | 3741 (58.16) | 1197 (18.6) | 1494 (23.23) | 6,432 (22.96) |
| Â | Yes | 9774 (45.27) | 4719 (21.86) | 7097 (32.87) | 21,590 (77.04) |
Depressive symptoms & BMI | No & Normal | 6665 (51.33) | 2685 (20.67) | 3636 (28) | 12,986 (46.77) |
| Â | No & Underweight | 4216 (62.81) | 1273 (18.96) | 1224 (18.23) | 6,712 (24.17) |
| Â | No & Overweight | 1298 (30.39) | 1068 (25) | 1906 (44.61) | 4,272 (15.38) |
| Â | No & Obese | 278 (19.27) | 340 (23.57) | 824 (57.16) | 1,442 (5.19) |
| Â | Yes & Underweight | 461 (39.14) | 247 (20.96) | 470 (39.9) | 1,178 (4.24) |
| Â | Yes & Normal | 408 (53.88) | 151 (19.94) | 198 (26.18) | 758 (2.73) |
| Â | Yes & Overweight | 92 (27.96) | 79 (23.91) | 158 (48.13) | 329 (1.19) |
| Â | Yes & Obese | 11 (11.95) | 15 (16.04) | 67 (72.02) | 94 (0.34) |
Depressive symptoms & High-risk waist circumference | No & No | 10,882 (55.56) | 3926 (20.05) | 4778 (24.4) | 19,586 (69.92) |
| Â | No & Yes | 1648 (27.24) | 1493 (24.68) | 2908 (48.07) | 6,049 (21.59) |
| Â | Yes & No | 827 (44.53) | 385 (20.72) | 646 (34.75) | 1,858 (6.63) |
| Â | Yes & Yes | 146 (27.98) | 109 (20.87) | 266 (51.15) | 521 (1.86) |
Depressive symptoms & High-risk waist to hip ratio | No & No | 3440 (59.28) | 1062 (18.3) | 1301 (22.42) | 5,802 (20.73) |
| Â | No & Yes | 9086 (45.86) | 4356 (21.98) | 6372 (32.16) | 19,814 (70.78) |
| Â | Yes & No | 298 (47.8) | 134 (21.46) | 192 (30.73) | 624 (2.23) |
| Â | Yes & Yes | 674 (38.45) | 360 (20.54) | 718 (41.01) | 1,752 (6.26) |
Family medical history | |||||
 Hypertension | No | 13,191 (51.71) | 5295 (20.76) | 7023 (27.53) | 25,510 (81.88) |
| Â | Yes | 1667 (29.51) | 1346 (23.83) | 2635 (46.66) | 5,647 (18.12) |
 Diabetes | No | 13,716 (50.72) | 5686 (21.03) | 7641 (28.25) | 27,043 (86.80) |
| Â | Yes | 1132 (27.52) | 958 (23.29) | 2023 (49.19) | 4,113 (13.20) |
 Heart disease | No | 14,175 (48.59) | 6231 (21.36) | 8765 (30.05) | 29,172 (93.60) |
| Â | Yes | 676 (33.88) | 418 (20.95) | 902 (45.16) | 1,996 (6.40) |
 Stroke | No | 14,358 (48.42) | 6305 (21.26) | 8989 (30.31) | 29,652 (95.13) |
| Â | Yes | 496 (32.66) | 343 (22.59) | 679 (44.75) | 1,517 (4.87) |
 Cancer | No | 14,333 (48.57) | 6328 (21.44) | 8848 (29.98) | 29,508 (94.65) |
| Â | Yes | 527 (31.58) | 321 (19.27) | 820 (49.15) | 1,668 (5.35) |
 Psychiatric disorder | No | 14,136 (47.81) | 6341 (21.45) | 9089 (30.74) | 29,566 (94.90) |
| Â | Yes | 710 (44.69) | 305 (19.2) | 574 (36.11) | 1,590 (5.10) |