Table 3. Two-part model estimates showing the factors affecting multimorbidity in India, National Family Health Survey, 2015–16.
| Correlates | Respondent suffering with multimorbidity
(predictive probabilities from logit model) |
Average number of morbidities
(predictive means from Poisson model) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | ||
| 15–19® | 0.0055 *** ±0.0004 | 0.0951 *** ±0.0012 |
| 20–24 | 0.0078 *** ±0.0004 | 0.1226 *** ±0.0012 |
| 25–29 | 0.0146 *** ±0.0006 | 0.1671 *** ±0.0013 |
| 30–34 | 0.0244 *** ±0.0008 | 0.2294 *** ±0.0017 |
| 35–39 | 0.0392 *** ±0.0010 | 0.3014 *** ±0.0020 |
| 40–44 | 0.0575 *** ±0.0011 | 0.3747 *** ±0.0003 |
| 45–49 | 0.0781 *** ±0.0020 | 0.4445 *** ±0.0003 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban® | 0.0201±0.0005 | 0.1969±0.0010 |
| Rural | 0.0192±0.0003 | 0.1982±0.0007 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu® | 0.0188±0.0003 | 0.1905±0.0007 |
| Muslim | 0.0235 *** ±0.0007 | 0.2277 *** ±0.0016 |
| Others | 0.0206 * ±0.0005 | 0.2061 *** ±0.0011 |
| Social group | ||
| Scheduled Castes/
Tribes® |
0.0194±0.0005 | 0.1999±0.0009 |
| Other Backward
Castes |
0.0188±0.0004 | 0.1907 *** ±0.0008 |
| Others | 0.0206±0.0005 | 0.2061 *** ±0.0011 |
| Level of education | ||
| No education® | 0.0192±0.0004 | 0.1950±0.0011 |
| Primary | 0.0188±0.0004 | 0.2075±0.0014 |
| Secondary | 0.0200±0.0004 | 0.2014±0.0009 |
| Higher | 0.0163±0.0007 | 0.1792±0.0007 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poorest® | 0.0195±0.0006 | 0.1929±0.0014 |
| Poorer | 0.0215±0.0006 | 0.1972±0.0012 |
| Middle | 0.0200±0.0004 | 0.1956±0.0014 |
| Richer | 0.0212 *** ±0.0005 | 0.2027 *** ±0.0012 |
| Richest | 0.0206 *** ±0.0006 | 0.2009 *** ±0.0014 |
| Family status | ||
| Living without
spouse |
0.0189±0.00060 | 0.1966±0.0006 |
| Living with spouse® | 0.0197±0.0004 | 0.2288±0.0021 |
| Parity | ||
| 0® | 0.0234±0.0008 | 0.2136±0.0017 |
| 1 | 0.0245 *** ±0.0006 | 0.2281 *** ±0.0016 |
| 2 or more | 0.0336 *** ±0.0004 | 0.2494 *** ±0.0009 |
|
Experienced
menopause |
||
| No | 0.0193±0.0003 | 0.1966±0.0006 |
| Yes | 0.0228 * ±0.0008 | 0.2288 *** ±0.0021 |
|
Tobacco
consumption |
||
| No® | 0.0192±0.0003 | 0.1957±0.0006 |
| Yes | 0.0251 *** ±0.0009 | 0.2288 *** ±0.0021 |
|
Alcohol
consumption |
||
| No® | 0.0194±0.0003 | 0.1970±0.0006 |
| Yes | 0.02282 *** ±0.0008 | 0.2288 *** ±0.0031 |
|
Body mass index
(kg/m2) |
||
| Underweight® | 0.01227±0.0004 | 0.1588±0.0011 |
| Normal | 0.0174 *** ±0.0003 | 0.1823 *** ±0.0007 |
| Overweight | 0.0344 *** ±0.0008 | 0.2868 *** ±0.0016 |
| Obese | 0.6345 *** ±0.0019 | 0.4158 *** ±0.0031 |
| Diet type | ||
| Healthy® | 0.0179±0.0003 | 0.1894±0.0008 |
| Unhealthy | 0.0211 *** ±0.0004 | 0.2066 *** ±0.0008 |
| Total | 0.01945 *** ±0.0003 | 0.1978 *** ±0.006 |
Note. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, ± value of predicted probabilities or means calculated as upper limit-lower limit of 95% confidence interval divided by 2. ® = reference.