Table 2. Socio-economic characteristics of the study sample.
| Variable and variable categories | Total population | Without multimorbidity | With multimorbidity |
|---|---|---|---|
| (<2 chronic conditions) | (≥2 chronic conditions) | ||
| N (%)* | N (%)* | N (%)* | |
| Total number of participants (age 50+) | 67 179 (100.00) | 33 795 (50.42) | 33 235 (49.58) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 29 576 (44.03) | 15 577 (46.09) | 13 934 (41.93) |
| Female | 37 603 (55.97) | 18 218 (53.91) | 19 301 (58.07) |
| Age (mean, SD) | 67.95 (±10) | 65.28 (±9.4) | 70.66 (±9.8) |
| Age groups | |||
| 50–54 | 6 307 (9.39) | 4 577 (13.55) | 1 716 (5.16) |
| 55–59 | 10 327 (15.37) | 6 768 (20.03) | 3 537 (10.64) |
| 60–64 | 11 985 (17.84) | 7 032 (20.81) | 4 930 (14.83) |
| 65–69 | 11 910 (17.73) | 5 855 (17.33) | 6 039 (18.17) |
| 70–74 | 9 535 (14.19) | 3 951 (11.69) | 5 566 (16.75) |
| 75–79 | 7 792 (11.60) | 2 720 (8.05) | 5 058 (15.22) |
| 80+ | 9 317 (13.87) | 2 888 (8.55) | 6 387 (19.22) |
| Living alone | |||
| Yes | 14 568 (21.69) | 6 214 (18.39) | 8 304 (24.99) |
| No | 52 611 (78.31) | 27 581 (81.61) | 24 931 (75.01) |
| Educational level | |||
| High | 14 459 (21.85) | 8 708 (26.14) | 5 727 (17.51) |
| Medium | 24 462 (36.97) | 13 074 (39.25) | 11 339 (34.66) |
| Low | 27 240 (41.17) | 11 531 (34.61) | 15 647 (47.83) |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed or self-employed | 16 001 (24.16) | 11 638 (34.73) | 4 357 (13.32) |
| Retired | 39 349 (59.40) | 16 873 (50.35) | 22 460 (68.68) |
| Homemaker | 5 781 (8.73) | 2 743 (8.19) | 3 034 (9.28) |
| Unemployed | 1 828 (2.76) | 1 107 (3.30) | 721 (2.20) |
| Permanently sick or disabled | 2 027 (3.06) | 575 (1.72) | 1 452 (4.44) |
| Other | 1 255 (1.89) | 573 (1.71) | 680 (2.08) |
| Household income (quintile) | |||
| 5 (highest) | 13 294 (19.79) | 8 273 (24.48) | 4 992 (15.02) |
| 4 | 13 376 (19.91) | 7 180 (21.25) | 6 165 (18.55) |
| 3 | 13 477 (20.06) | 6 477 (19.17) | 6 970 (20.97) |
| 2 | 13 504 (20.10) | 5 880 (17.40) | 7 596 (22.86) |
| 1 (lowest) | 13 528 (20.14) | 5 985 (17.71) | 7 512 (22.60) |
| Chronic disease groups | |||
| 0 | 15 030 (22.42) | 15 030 (44.47) | na |
| 1 | 18 765 (27.99) | 18 765 (55.53) | na |
| 2 | 14 236 (21.24) | na | 14 236 (42.83) |
| 3 | 9 311 (13.89) | na | 9 311 (28.02) |
| 4 | 5 101 (7.61) | na | 5 101 (15.35) |
| 5 | 2 531 (3.78) | na | 2 531 (7.62) |
| 6 | 1 193 (1.78) | na | 1 193 (3.59) |
| 7 | 509 (0.76) | na | 509 (1.53) |
| 8 | 200 (0.30) | na | 200 (0.60) |
| 9 | 99 (0.15) | na | 99 (0.30) |
| 10 | 33 (0.05) | na | 33 (0.10) |
| 11 | 14 (0.02) | na | 14 (0.04) |
| 12 | 7 (0.01) | na | 7 (0.02) |
| 13 | 1 (0.00) | na | 1 (0.00) |
*percentages do not include missing values.