Table 5.
Bivariate correlation coefficients of associations between multimorbidity measures and health outcome variables,* 65–74 by gender, and relative percentage change in coefficients** (n = 6,975)
| Multimorbidity dichotomized (0, 1+) (Reference) | Multimorbidity dichotomized (0/1, 2+) | Multimorbidity additive scale | Multimorbidity weighted by HUI3 scale | Multimorbidity weighted by ADL scale | Multimorbidity weighted by HUI3 (Betas) scale | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| Life Satisfaction | -.13 | -.07 | -.18 (38.5) | -.13 (85.7) | -.27 (107.7) | -.24 (242.9) | -.28 (115.4) | -.25 (257.1) | -.27 (107.7) | -.25 (257.1) | -.27 (107.7) | -.24 (242.9) |
| Perceived Health | -.19 | -.14 | -.30 (57.9) | -.26 (85.7) | -.42 (121.1) | -.42 (200.0) | -.39 (105.3) | -.41 (192.9) | -.40 (110.5) | -.42 (200.0) | -.37 (94.7) | -.39 (178.6) |
| Health Prof. Visits | .17 | .11 | .20 (17.6) | .19 (72.7) | .22 (29.4) | .20 (81.8) | .21 (23.5) | .20 (81.8) | .22 (29.4) | .21 (90.9) | .19 (11.8) | .19 (72.7) |
| Medication Used Daily | .33 | .26 | .46 (39.4) | .39 (50.0) | .54 (63.6) | .55 (111.5) | .46 (39.4) | .47 (80.8) | .51 (54.5) | .49 (88.5) | .38 (15.2) | .42 (61.5) |
*All values are significant at the p < .001 level.
**Values in parentheses represent percentage increase in strength of association between multimorbidity measures and health outcome (rows) using the Multimorbidity Dichotomized (0, 1+) measure as the reference.