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. 2025 Mar 13;20(1):29. doi: 10.5334/gh.1416

Table 3.

Multivariate analysis 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

MODEL 1 MODEL 2

1 ≥2 1 ≥2

Sex

        Male Ref. Ref.

        Female 0.84 (0.65–1.08) 1.17 (0.77–1.80) 1.07 (0.82–1.40) 1.08 (0.68–1.70)

Age (years)

        ≤49 (%) Ref. Ref.

        50–59 (%) 1.93 (1.46–2.54) 3.13 (1.81–5.38) 1.80 (1.36–2.38) 3.08 (1.78–5.34)

        ≥60 (%) 3.31 (2.51–4.35) 5.89 (3.50–9.92) 2.98 (2.23–3.97) 5.89 (3.43–10.11)

Education (years)

        None (%) Ref. Ref.

        ≤12 (%) 0.57 (0.38–0.85) 0.61 (0.32–1.18) 0.87 (0.57–1.33) 1.08 (0.54–2.13)

        >12 (%) 0.39 (0.24–0.63) 0.68 (0.32–1.45) 0.75 (0.44–1.30) 1.59 (0.67–3.75)

Marital status

        Single (%) Ref. Ref.

        Married/Free union (%) 1.03 (0.70–1.50) 1.07 (0.54–2.10) 0.98 (0.66–1.45) 1.03 (0.52–2.06)

        Separated/Divorced/Widowed (%) 1.46 (0.95–2.26) 1.91 (0.91–3.99) 1.17 (0.75–1.84) 1.50 (0.71–3.21)

Household income

        <716 USD (%) Ref. Ref.

        ≥716 USD (%) 0.70 (0.55–0.89) 0.94 (0.64–1.39) 0.79 (0.60–1.04) 1.03 (0.65–1.64)

Residence area

        Rural (%) Ref. Ref.

        Urban (%) 1.17 (0.93–1.46) 1.11 (0.76–1.62) 1.24 (0.98–1.58) 0.97 (0.65–1.46)

Body Mass Index

        Normal weight Ref. Ref.

        Overweight 1.53 (1.11–2.09) 1.06 (0.62–1.82) 1.47 (1.06–2.03) 0.96 (0.55–1.67)

        Obesity 2.12 (1.53–2.92) 2.04 (1.21–3.45) 1.93 (1.38–2.69) 1.87 (1.09–3.21)

Model 1: Crude OR (univariate).

Model 2: Adjusted OR with sex, age, educational level, marital status, income, and location.