Table 2.

Factors associated with multimorbidity in private and public facilities

Characteristics	Public (n = 849)		Private(n = 800)
	Unadjusteda OR[95%CI]	Adjusted ORb [95%CI]	Unadjusted ORa [95%CI]	Adjusted ORb [95%CI]
Age Group (in years)
18–29	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
30–39	4.62 [2.34–9.14]*	6.70 [2.89–15.57]*	5.47 [1.99–15.00]*	6.13 [2.06–18.21]*
40–49	6.11 [3.16–11.80]*	9.37 [4.05–21.64]*	6.70 [2.54–17.66]*	8.73 [2.93–25.96]*
50–59	10.07 [5.20–19.48]*	16.73 [7.12–39.31]*	14.66 [5.54–38.78]*	19.42 [6.52–57.80]*
60–69	11.06 [5.67–21.56]*	17.21 [7.35–40.28]*	11.90 [4.43–31.92]*	16.48 [5.45–49.83]*
> =70	17.64 [8.31–37.64]*	26.29 [10.52–65.66]*	12.93 [4.55–36.69]*	20.73 [6.54–65.67]*
Gender
Male	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Female	1.39 [1.03–1.89]*	1.59 [1.11–2.27]*	1.30 [0.90–1.88]	1.61 [1.07–2.42]*
Ethnicity
Aboriginal	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Nonaboriginal	2.02 [1.31–3.12]*	1.56 [1.06–2.32]*	1.60 [1.14–2.26]*	1.52 [0.95–2.45]
Socio Economic Status
Below Poverty Line	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Above Poverty Line	1.19 [0.87–1.63]	1.30 [0.90–1.86]	1.68 [1.16–2.42]*	1.35 [1.01–2.06]*
Highest Education
No Schooling	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Primary	0.96 [0.67–1.36]	1.26 [0.83–1.93]	1.83 [1.19–2.81]*	2.59 [1.59–4.23]*
Secondary and above	0.54 [0.36–0.79]	1.21 [0.72–2.05]	1.01 [0.64–1.60]	1.99 [1.11–3.55]*
Marital Status
Single	Reference	Reference	Reference	Reference
Married	1.04 [0.71–1.52]	0.61 [0.36–1.01]	2.39 [1.38–4.16]*	0.93 [0.49–1.78]

* P value < 0.05

^aUnivariate logisitic regression

^bMultivariable logistic regression