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. 2018 May 1;10:511–519. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S159405

Table 4.

Multiple logistic regression models for independent predictors of multimorbidity

Model predictor(s) Odds ratio 95% CI p-value
Multimorbiditya Cerebral palsy Unadjusted 4.12 2.71–6.26 <0.001
Adjusted 2.67 1.69–4.23 <0.001
Age (years) 1.00 0.94–1.05 0.94
Sex (Ref: women) 1.14 0.77–1.68 0.51
Race (Ref: Non-Hispanic White) 0.94 0.78–1.13 0.50
BMI category (Ref: normal weight [BMI 18.5–24.9])
 Underweight (BMI<18.5) 1.95 1.14–3.33 0.01
 Overweight (BMI 25–29.9) 1.15 0.68–1.94 0.61
 Obese (BMI≥30) 2.04 1.20–3.47 0.01
Smoking status (Ref: never smoked) 1.92 1.02–3.61 0.04

Note:

a

≥2 musculoskeletal, cardiometabolic, and pulmonary morbidities.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; Ref, reference.