Table 2.
Prevalence of multiple chronic conditions among community-dwelling older people of different genders, ages, geographic, ethnic and education level in Xinjiang, 2019. (n = 86,510)
| Total | MCC, % (95% CI) |
χ² | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants | 86,510 | 33.4 (33.1–33.7) | |||
| Genders | Male | 41,188 | 30.0(29.5–30.4) | 418.095 | < 0.001 |
| Female | 45,322 | 36.6(36.1–37) | |||
| Age group(years) | 60–69 | 26,424 | 32.7(32.2–33.3) | 59.588 | < 0.001 |
| 70–79 | 45,531 | 34.3(33.9–34.7) | |||
| 80–89 | 13,264 | 32.5(31.7–33.3) | |||
| ≥ 90 | 1291 | 25.9(23.5–28.3) | |||
| Areas | Southern Xinjiang | 37,856 | 32.7(32.2–33.2) | 1405.202 | < 0.001 |
| Northern Xinjiang | 25,130 | 41.7(41.1–42.3) | |||
| Eastern Xinjiang | 23,524 | 25.8(25.2–26.3) | |||
| Ethnic | Uygur | 48,478 | 31.3(30.9–31.7) | 379.756 | < 0.001 |
| Han | 28,237 | 34.4(33.9–35.0) | |||
| Kazakh | 5138 | 40.4(39.1–41.8) | |||
| Hui | 2551 | 40.8(38.9–42.7) | |||
| Mongolian | 248 | 44.4(38.1–50.6) | |||
| Others | 1858 | 43.2(40.9–45.4) | |||
| Education(years) | Uneducated | 18,156 | 32.8(32.1–33.5) | 230.258 | < 0.001 |
| 1–6 | 43,508 | 31.7(31.2–32.1) | |||
| 7–9 | 17,332 | 36.0(35.3–36.7) | |||
| 10 years and above | 7514 | 39.2(38.1–40.3) |
Abbreviations: MCC: multiple chronic conditions