Table 2.

Relationship between the number of self-reported chronic non-communicable diseases and sociodemographic factors in the Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador.

	NUMBER OF SELF-REPORTED CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
	0		1		≥2		P VALUE*
Total (%)	1506	(74.3)	402	(19.8)	120	(5.9)
95% CI		(72.3–76.1)		(18.1–21.6)		(5.0–7.0)
Sex							0.239
Female (%)	1070	(73.3)	301	(20.6)	90	(6.2)
Male (%)	436	(76.9)	101	(17.8)	30	(5.3)
Age (years)							<0.001
≤49 (%)	771	(85.5)	111	(12.3)	20	(2.2)
50–59 (%)	457	(72.0)	135	(21.3)	42	(6.6)
≥60 (%)	278	(56.5)	156	(31.7)	58	(11.8)
Education (years)							0.001
None (%)	75	(60.5)	38	(30.7)	11	(8.9)
≤12 (%)	1151	(74.3)	312	(20.1)	87	(5.6)
>12 (%)	280	(79.1)	52	(14.7)	22	(6.2)
Marital status							0.004
Single (%)	153	(76.5)	37	(18.5)	10	(5.0)
Married/Free union (%)	1136	(75.8)	283	(18.9)	80	(5.3)
Separated/Divorced/Widowed (%)	217	(66.0)	82	(24.9)	30	(9.1)
Household income							0.012
<716 USD (%)	972	(72.3)	291	(21.7)	81	(6.0)
≥716 USD (%)	534	(78.1)	111	(16.2)	39	(5.7)
Residence area							0.301
Rural (%)	641	(73.0)	155	(18.4)	47	(5.6)
Urban (%)	865	(76.0)	247	(20.8)	73	(6.2)
Body Mass Index (BMI)							<0.001
Normal weight (%)	368	(82.5)	58	(13.0)	20	(4.5)
Overweight (%)	698	(76.0)	177	(19.3)	43	(4.7)
Obesity (%)	438	(66.5)	164	(24.9)	57	(8.7)

*Pearson’s chi-squared test, p < 0.05.