Table 2.
Prevalence of MLTC and its association across various sociodemographic attributes
| Factors | MLTC N, % (CI) |
Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–30 | 1, 16.7 (0.4–64.1) | Reference* | Reference |
| 31–45 | 43, 54.4 (42.8–65.7) | 5.9 (0.7–53.5) | 11.5 (1.1-130.1) |
| 46–60 | 120, 65.2 (57.9–72.1) | 9.4 (1.1–81.9) | 20.3 (1.8-225.1) |
| 61–80 | 209, 74.9 (69.4–79.9) | 14.9 (1.7-129.9) | 33.1 (2.9-371.6) |
| ≥ 81 | 29, 80.6 (63.9–91.8) | 20.7 (2.1-206.6) | 50.9 (3.9-651.9) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 187, 61.9 (56.2–67.4) | Reference | Reference |
| Male | 215, 76.2 (70.8–81.1) | 1.9 (1.4–2.8) | 3.9 (2.1–7.3) |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 15, 57.7 (36.9–76.6) | Reference | Reference |
| Urban | 387, 69.3 (65.3–73.2) | 0.6 (0.3–1.3) | 0.5 (0.2–1.1) |
| Caste | |||
| Scheduled Caste | 50, 75.8 (63.6–85.5) | 2.1 (1.1–3.8) | 2.4 (1.2–4.7) |
| Scheduled Tribe | 7, 58.3 (27.7–84.8) | 0.9 (0.3–2.9) | 1.4 (0.4–4.9) |
| Other Backward Class | 185, 77.1 (71.2–82.2) | 2.2 (1.5–3.3) | 2.1 (1.3–3.1) |
| General | 160,60.1 (53.9–66.1) | Reference | Reference |
| Education | |||
| No formal education | 156, 62.1 (55.8–68.2) | Reference | Reference |
| Primary | 121, 77.6 (70.2–83.8) | 2.1 (1.3–3.3) | 2.2 (1.3–3.7) |
| Secondary | 116, 69.9 (62.3–76.7) | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) | 2.3 (1.3–3.8) |
| Higher | 9, 81.8 (48.2–97.7) | 2.7 (0.6–12.9) | 8.3 (1.4–50.4) |
| Occupation | |||
| Currently working | 84, 64.1 (55.3–72.3) | 1.3 (0.4–4.2) | 3.2 (0.8–12.9) |
| Currently not working | 149, 73.8 (67.1–79.7) | 2.1 (0.6–6.6) | 5.4 (1.4–21.2) |
| Homemaker | 162, 67.8 (61.4–73.7) | 1.5 (0.5–4.9) | 11.6 (2.7–49.9) |
| Retired | 7, 58.3 (27.7–84.8) | Reference | Reference |
| Marital Status | |||
| Never Married | 8, 44.4 (21.5–69.2) | Reference | Reference |
| Currently Married | 276, 69.7 (64.9–74.2) | 2.9 (1.1–7.5) | 1.3 (0.4–4.1) |
| Separated/Widow | 118, 69.8 (62.3–76.6) | 2.9 (1.1–7.7) | 1.8 (0.5–5.7) |
| Live-in | 0 | Empty | Empty |
| Economic Status | |||
| Deprived | 240, 68.6 (63.4–73.4) | 1.3 (0.7–2.3) | 1.1 (0.5–2.1) |
| Middle | 129, 70.9 (63.7–77.4) | 1.4 (0.7–2.7) | 1.3 (0.6–2.6) |
| Affluent | 33, 63.5 (48.9–76.4) | Reference | Reference |
| Health Insurance | |||
| Yes | 341, 68.9 (64.6–72.9) | 0.9 (0.6–1.6) | 1.1 (0.6–1.8) |
| No | 61, 68.5 (57.8–77.9) | Reference | Reference |
*Reference: The baseline group against which other categories are compared in the regression