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. 2017 Jun 9;7(6):e015885. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015885

Table 2.

Adjusted multilevel models of multimorbidity with independent variables (Brazil 2013)

Variables Multimorbidity (≥2) Multimorbidity (≥3)
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Sex (ref: male)
 Female 1.84 1.76 to 1.94 1.85 1.77 to 1.94 1.85 1.77 to 1.94 1.95 1.83 to 2.08 1.95 1.83 to 2.08 1.95 1.83 to 2.09
Age (in years) 1.06 1.06 to 1.06 1.06 1.06 to 1.06 1.06 1.06 to 1.06 1.06 1.06 to 1.06 1.06 1.06 to 1.06 1.06 1.06 to 1.06
Skin colour* (ref: white)
 Black 1.07 0.99 to 1.16 1.08 0.99 to 1.17 1.08 0.99 to 1.17 1.09 0.98 to 1.21 1.09 0.98 to 1.21 1.09 0.98 to 1.21
 Brown 1.01 0.96 to 1.06 1.01 0.96 to 1.07 1.01 0.96 to 1.07 0.97 0.91 to 1.04 0.97 0.91 to 1.04 0.97 0.91 to 1.04
Marital status (ref: without partner)
 With partner 1.13 1.08 to 1.18 1.13 1.08 to 1.19 1.13 1.08 to 1.19 1.17 1.09 to 1.24 1.17 1.09 to 1.24 1.17 1.09 to 1.24
Schooling (in years)† (ref:≥12)
 8–11 1.19 1.11 to 1.28 1.19 1.10 to 1.28 1.19 1.10 to 1.28 1.22 1.10 to 1.35 1.22 1.10 to 1.35 1.22 1.10 to 1.35
 1–8 1.41 1.33 to 1.51 1.41 1.33 to 1.50 1.41 1.33 to 1.50 1.57 1.44 to 1.71 1.57 1.44 to 1.71 1.57 1.44 to 1.71
 0 1.34 1.24 to 1.44 1.34 1.24 to 1.44 1.34 1.24 to 1.44 1.41 1.27 to 1.56 1.41 1.28 to 1.56 1.41 1.28 to 1.56
Wealth index (in quintiles) (ref: high)
 2° 1.12 1.04 to 1.20 1.12 1.04 to 1.20 1.12 1.04 to 1.20 1.15 1.04 to 1.28 1.15 1.04 to 1.28 1.15 1.04 to 1.28
 3° 1.21 1.12 to 1.31 1.21 1.12 to 1.31 1.21 1.12 to 1.31 1.19 1.07 to 1.33 1.19 1.07 to 1.33 1.19 1.07 to 1.33
 4° 1.05 0.96 to 1.14 1.05 0.97 to 1.14 1.05 0.97 to 1.14 1.09 0.98 to 1.22 1.10 0.98 to 1.23 1.10 0.98 to 1.23
 5° (low) 0.91 0.83 to 1.00 0.92 0.84 to 1.01 0.92 0.84 to 1.01 0.95 0.84 to 1.08 0.95 0.84 to 1.08 0.95 0.84 to 1.08
Private health plan (ref: no)
 Yes 1.15 1.08 to 1.21 1.15 1.08 to 1.20 1.15 1.08 to 1.20 1.09 1.01 to 1.18 1.09 1.01 to 1.18 1.09 1.01 to 1.18
Geographical area (ref: urban)
 Rural 0.86 0.80 to 0.92 0.86 0.80 to 0.92 0.86 0.80 to 0.92 0.78 0.71 to 0.86 0.78 0.71 to 0.86 0.78 0.71 to 0.86
State-level education (ref: high)
 Middle 0.82 0.71 to 0.94 0.76 0.64 to 0.90
 Low 0.83 0.72 to 0.96 0.76 0.64 to 0.90
State-level income (ref: High)
 Middle 0.89 0.77 to 1.04 0.88 0.73 to 1.05
 Low 0.82 0.71 to 0.95 0.75 0.63 to 0.89

The bold values are the results statistically significant (IC95% does not include the null value).