Table 1.
Prevalence of multimorbidity by sociodemographic and individual factors.
| N Total | % Wgt | 0 Conditions (%) | 1 Conditions (%) | 2 Conditions (%) | 3+ Conditions (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 78,611 | 48.74 | 28,086 (41.44) | 21,127 (28.30) | 12,802 (14.64) | 16,596 (15.62) |
| Female | 96,327 | 51.26 | 27,308 (34.08) | 25,638 (28.36) | 19,094 (17.90) | 24,287 (19.66) |
| Age, years | ||||||
| 20–34 | 36,992 | 26.89 | 21,437 (60.31) | 11,007 (28.76) | 3470 (8.48) | 1078 (2.45) |
| 35–49 | 44,853 | 31.79 | 20,143 (45.52) | 14,484 (32.55) | 6634 (14.37) | 3592 (7.57) |
| 50–64 | 46,324 | 24.42 | 10,454 (23.63) | 13,680 (30.55) | 10,967 (23.11) | 11,223 (22.71) |
| 65–74 | 25,356 | 9.75 | 2389 (9.16) | 5138 (20.24) | 6388 (24.30) | 11,441 (46.30) |
| 75–95 | 21,413 | 7.15 | 971 (4.44) | 2456 (11.43) | 4437 (20.30) | 13,549 (63.84) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 23,180 | 8.51 | 3770 (20.20) | 4607 (21.36) | 4947 (20.59) | 9856 (37.86) |
| High school completed | 25,026 | 12.83 | 7432 (35.01) | 6564 (27.22) | 4740 (16.96) | 6290 (20.81) |
| Some post-secondary | 8975 | 5.5 | 3004 (38.29) | 2329 (27.75) | 1647 (16.58) | 1995 (17.37) |
| Post-secondary completed | 111,914 | 73.17 | 39,168 (39.85) | 31,728 (29.44) | 19,583 (15.81) | 21,435 (14.90) |
| Income group | ||||||
| 0–$19,999 | 16,629 | 8.12 | 3202 (26.96) | 3631 (23.52) | 3375 (17.84) | 6421 (31.68) |
| $20,000–$39,999 | 29,860 | 17.14 | 7077 (31.08) | 6767 (24.14) | 5925 (17.58) | 10,091 (27.19) |
| $40,000–$59,999 | 26,418 | 18.28 | 8231 (36.03) | 7015 (27.96) | 4973 (16.99) | 6199 (19.02) |
| $60,000–$79,999 | 37,623 | 31.62 | 15,074 (43.95) | 11,169 (29.58) | 6092 (14.84) | 5288 (11.64) |
| $80,000+ | 25,048 | 24.85 | 9394 (39.01) | 7830 (32.09) | 4357 (16.29) | 3467 (12.60) |
| Income quintile | ||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 34,676 | 19.09 | 10,621 (39.01) | 8713 (26.46) | 6264 (15.60) | 9078 (18.93) |
| 2 | 35,039 | 19.36 | 10,972 (38.13) | 9205 (27.17) | 6436 (16.66) | 8426 (18.04) |
| 3 | 35,306 | 20.08 | 11,278 (37.58) | 9452 (28.90) | 6433 (15.95) | 8143 (17.58) |
| 4 | 35,307 | 20.45 | 11,383 (36.99) | 9752 (29.46) | 6372 (16.29) | 7800 (17.25) |
| 5 (highest) | 34,151 | 21.03 | 11,008 (36.75) | 9515 (29.49) | 6302 (17.02) | 7326 (16.74) |
| Area of residence | ||||||
| Urban | 13,6436 | 88.4 | 43,476 (37.86) | 36,524 (28.43) | 24,615 (16.11) | 31,821 (17.60) |
| Rural | 38,467 | 11.6 | 11,911 (36.29) | 10,231 (27.55) | 7272 (17.80) | 9053 (18.36) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/common law | 10,3924 | 66.35 | 34,026 (36.40) | 29,088 (29.19) | 19,002 (16.89) | 21,808 (17.52) |
| Wid/sep/divorced | 39,022 | 13.09 | 6337 (20.19) | 8513 (23.42) | 8515 (21.01) | 15,657 (35.38) |
| Single | 31,892 | 20.56 | 15,011 (52.87) | 9136 (28.69) | 4353 (11.47) | 3392 (6.97) |
| Smoker type | ||||||
| Regular/former | 109,458 | 56.89 | 32,486 (34.97) | 29,145 (28.21) | 20,548 (17.31) | 27,279 (19.51) |
| Occasional/non-smoker | 65,219 | 43.11 | 22,866 (41.30) | 17,560 (28.48) | 11,297 (14.99) | 13,496 (15.23) |
| Drinker type | ||||||
| Regular/former | 169,805 | 96.31 | 53,808 (37.52) | 45,565 (28.45) | 31,005 (16.41) | 39,427 (17.61) |
| Never | 4752 | 3.69 | 1511 (42.21) | 1096 (25.09) | 811 (13.68) | 1334 (19.02) |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| Active | 85,567 | 48.94 | 29,704 (39.82) | 24,741 (29.92) | 15,615 (16.49) | 15,507 (13.77) |
| Inactive | 85,554 | 51.06 | 24,818 (36.19) | 21,299 (27.11) | 15,673 (16.21) | 23,764 (20.48) |
| Weight/BMI | ||||||
| Underweight | 3345 | 2.51 | 1308 (48.02) | 830 (27.36) | 506 (11.83) | 701 (12.79) |
| Normal weight | 68,321 | 45.45 | 26,272 (44.71) | 19,080 (28.81) | 11,064 (14.21) | 11,905 (12.27) |
| Overweight | 57,774 | 34.78 | 17,669 (35.66) | 15,862 (29.33) | 10,931 (17.19) | 13,312 (17.82) |
| Obese | 32,356 | 17.27 | 7397 (26.28) | 8137 (27.19) | 6762 (20.32) | 10,060 (26.20) |
| Life stress | ||||||
| None/low stress | 168,000 | 95.93 | 53,699 (38.08) | 44,892 (28.40) | 30,519 (16.16) | 38,890 (17.36) |
| High stress | 6472 | 4.07 | 1620 (29.07) | 1782 (27.25) | 1294 (19.89) | 1776 (23.78) |
| Self-perceived health | ||||||
| Excellent | 34,843 | 22.16 | 17,042 (52.83) | 10,508 (30.22) | 4577 (11.19) | 2716 (5.76) |
| Very good | 63,510 | 37.13 | 23,656 (42.44) | 18,958 (30.82) | 11,392 (15.72) | 9504 (11.01) |
| Good | 49,622 | 28.09 | 12,402 (31.26) | 12,883 (27.75) | 10,367 (19.16) | 13,970 (21.82) |
| Fair | 19,313 | 9.1 | 1983 (13.97) | 3390 (20.76) | 4203 (21.59) | 9737 (43.69) |
| Poor | 7507 | 3.52 | 297 (4.77) | 1007 (14.68) | 1321 (18.35) | 4882 (62.21) |
| CCHS cycle year | ||||||
| 2000–2001 | 28,370 | 14.91 | 10,620 (41.81) | 7922 (28.33) | 4777 (15.30) | 5051 (14.57) |
| 2003–2004 | 28,949 | 15.81 | 9869 (40.67) | 7810 (27.70) | 5191 (16.14) | 6079 (15.49) |
| 2005–2006 | 29,150 | 16.41 | 9728 (39.02) | 7966 (28.77) | 5153 (15.83) | 6303 (16.38) |
| 2007–2008 | 30,539 | 17.8 | 8970 (36.04) | 8202 (28.66) | 5818 (16.56) | 7549 (18.74) |
| 2009–2010 | 29,372 | 17.57 | 8454 (35.55) | 7599 (28.29) | 5492 (16.60) | 7827 (19.57) |
| 2011–2012 | 28,558 | 17.5 | 7753 (33.96) | 7266 (28.21) | 5465 (17.22) | 8074 (20.61) |