Table 4.
Adjusted multilevel models of patterns of diseases (factors) with independent variables (Brazil 2013)
| Variables | Factor 1 (cardiometabolic) | Factor 2 (respiratory/mental/ muscle-skeletal) | ||||||||||
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||||||
| β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | |
| Sex (ref: male) | ||||||||||||
| Female | 0.024 | 0.022 to 0. 026 | 0.024 | 0.022 to 0. 026 | 0.024 | 0.022 to 0. 026 | 0.038 | 0.036 to 0. 040 | 0.038 | 0.036 to 0. 040 | 0.038 | 0.036 to 0. 040 |
| Age (in years) | 0.004 | 0.004 to 0. 004 | 0.004 | 0.004 to 0. 004 | 0.004 | 0.004 to 0. 004 | 0.001 | 0.001 to 0. 001 | 0.001 | 0.001 to 0. 001 | 0.001 | 0.001 to 0. 001 |
| Skin colour* (ref: white) | ||||||||||||
| Black | 0.007 | 0.003 to 0. 010 | 0.007 | 0.003 to 0. 010 | 0.007 | 0.003 to 0. 010 | −0.009 | −0.013 to −0.005 | −0.009 | −0.013 to −0.005 | −0.009 | −0.013 to −0.005 |
| Brown | 0.001 | −0.001 to 0. 004 | 0.002 | −0.001 to 0. 004 | 0.002 | −0.001 to 0. 004 | −0.004 | −0.006 to −0.001 | −0.004 | −0.006 to −0.001 | −0.004 | −0.006 to −0.001 |
| Marital status (ref: without partner) | ||||||||||||
| With partner | 0.000 | −0.002 to 0. 002 | 0.000 | −0.002 to 0. 002 | 0.000 | −0.002 to 0. 002 | −0.005 | −0.007 to −0.002 | −0.005 | −0.007 to −0.003 | −0.005 | −0.007 to −0.003 |
| Schooling (in years)† (ref:≥12) | ||||||||||||
| 8–11 | 0.013 | 0.010 to 0. 016 | 0.013 | 0.010 to 0. 016 | 0.013 | 0.010 to 0. 016 | 0.004 | 0.001 to 0. 008 | 0.005 | 0.002 to 0. 008 | 0.005 | 0.002 to 0. 008 |
| 1–8 | 0.021 | 0.018 to 0. 023 | 0.021 | 0.018 to 0.023 | 0.021 | 0.018 to 0. 023 | 0.011 | 0.008 to 0. 014 | 0.011 | 0.008 to 0. 014 | 0.011 | 0.008 to 0. 014 |
| 0 | 0.014 | 0.010 to 0. 017 | 0.014 | 0.010 to 0. 017 | 0.014 | 0.010 to 0. 017 | 0.001 | −0.003 to 0. 004 | 0.001 | −0.003 to 0. 005 | 0.001 | −0.003 to 0. 005 |
| Wealth index (in quintiles) (ref: high) | ||||||||||||
| 2° | 0.007 | 0.004 to 0. 010 | 0.007 | 0.004 to 0. 010 | 0.007 | 0.004 to 0. 010 | 0.005 | 0.001 to 0. 008 | 0.005 | 0.001 to 0. 008 | 0.005 | 0.001 to 0. 008 |
| 3° | 0.009 | 0.006to 0. 013 | 0.009 | 0.006 to 0. 013 | 0.009 | 0.006 to 0. 013 | 0.010 | 0.006 to 0. 014 | 0.010 | 0.006 to 0. 014 | 0.010 | 0.006 to 0. 014 |
| 4° | 0.006 | 0.002 to 0. 009 | 0.006 | 0.002 to 0. 009 | 0.006 | 0.002 to 0. 009 | 0.004 | 0.000 to 0. 008 | 0.004 | 0.000 to 0. 008 | 0.004 | 0.000 to 0. 008 |
| 5° (Low) | −0.003 | −0.007 to 0. 001 | −0.003 | −0.007 to 0. 001 | −0.003 | −0.007 to 0. 001 | 0.001 | −0.004 to 0. 005 | 0.001 | −0.004 to 0. 005 | 0.001 | −0.004 to 0. 005 |
| Private health plan (ref: no) | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 0.006 | 0.004 to 0. 009 | 0.006 | 0.004 to 0. 009 | 0.006 | 0.004 to 0. 009 | 0.007 | 0.005 to 0. 010 | 0.007 | 0.005 to 0. 010 | 0.007 | 0.005 to 0. 010 |
| Geographical area (ref: urban) | ||||||||||||
| Rural | −0.008 | −0.011 to −0.005 | −0.008 | −0.011 to −0.005 | −0.008 | −0.011 to −0.005 | −0.002 | −0.005 to 0. 002 | −0.002 | −0.005 to 0. 002 | −0.002 | −0.005 to 0. 002 |
| State-level education (ref: high) | ||||||||||||
| Middle | −0.010 | −0.016 to −0.004 | −0.016 | −0.027 to −0.005 | ||||||||
| Low | −0.008 | −0.015 to −0.002 | −0.018 | −0.029 to −0.006 | ||||||||
| State-level income (ref: high) | ||||||||||||
| Middle | −0.006 | −0.012 to 0. 001 | −0.011 | −0.022 to 0. 001 | ||||||||
| Low | −0.009 | −0.016 to −0.003 | −0.017 | −0.028 to −0.006 | ||||||||
The bold values are the results statistically significant (IC95% does not include the null value).