Table 2.
Predictors of multimorbidity among older Kurdish people living in the Northwest of Iran, the Bukan Ageing Study (BAS)
| Variable | OR1a (CI 95%) | OR2b (CI 95%) | OR3c (CI 95%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Ref group 50–64) | |||
| ≥ 65 | 2.12 (1.69–2.66) | 2.16 (1.72–2.71) | 1.92 (1.48–2.48) |
| P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Sex (Ref Men) | |||
| Women | 1.63 (1.30–2.03) | 1.67 (1.34–2.10) | 1.49 (1.14–1.94) |
| P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Marital status (Ref Married/living with spouse | |||
| Single/divorce/widow | 2.32 (1.78–3.05) | 1.79 (1.27–2.27) | 1.81 (1.34–2.44) |
| P value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Education (Ref Illiterate) | |||
| Literate | 0.79 (0.63--.98) | 1.02 (0.80–1.29) | 0.98 (0.76–1.26) |
| P value | 0.035 | 0.895 | 0.885 |
| Income (Ref with major difficulties) | |||
| Just enough / No difficulties | 0.58 (0.42–0.80) | 0.75 (0.54–1.05) | 0.86 (0.61–1.22) |
| P value | 0.001 | 0.094 | 0.402 |
| BMId(Ref less than 25) | |||
| ≥ 25 | 1.26 (0.97–1.65) | 1.15 (0.88–1.62) | 1.18 (0.89–1.57) |
| P value | 0.084 | 0.311 | 0.257 |
| Smoking (current) (Ref No) | |||
| Yes | 1.28 (0.93–1.76) | 1.44 (1.01–2.05) | 1.40 (0.97–2.01) |
| P value | 0.137 | 0.044 | 0.074 |
| Fruit and vegetable (Ref ≥ 5serving a day) | |||
| < 5 serving a day | 1.48 (1.19–1.84) | 1.33 (1.06–1.66) | 1.33 (1.06–1.67) |
| P value | < 0.001 | 0.014 | 0.015 |
| Physical activity | |||
| Continuous variable | 1.002 (1.00–1.003) | 1.002 (1.00–1.004) | 1.00 (1.00–1.004) |
| P value | 0.082 | 0.019 | 0.034 |
aOR1: Crude Odds Rati bOR2: Age &sex adjusted Odds Ratio cOR3: Fully adjusted Odds Ratio (age, sex, education, marital status, income, BMI, physical activity, smoking, adequate fruit and vegetable intake, self-rated health status)
dBMI Body Mass Index (Weight (kg)/Height2 (m)