Table 2.
Prevalence of multimorbidity by subgroups (n=8931)
| Categories | Multimorbidity | ||
| % | 95% CI | ||
| Age groups | <30 years | 0.81 | 0.44 to 1.5 |
| 30–44 years | 6.23 | 5.2 to 7.45 | |
| 45–59 years | 16.75 | 15.1 to 18.54 | |
| 60–74 years | 26.01 | 23.39 to 28.82 | |
| ≥75 years | 39.56 | 32.94 to 46.6 | |
| Gender | Female | 12.02 | 10.77 to 13.38 |
| Male | 16.29 | 14.83 to 17.86 | |
| Marital status | Never married | 2.89 | 1.48 to 5.56 |
| Currently married/cohabiting | 13.9 | 12.79 to 15.09 | |
| Separated/divorced | 14.03 | 6.74 to 26.93 | |
| Widowed | 22.71 | 18.98 to 26.92 | |
| Ethnicity | Dalit | 14.26 | 11.77 to 17.17 |
| Disadvantaged Janajatis | 11.4 | 9.79 to 13.24 | |
| Disadvantaged non-Dalit Terai caste | 14.69 | 12.36 to 17.38 | |
| Religious minorities | 21.14 | 15.98 to 27.41 | |
| Relatively advantaged Janajatis | 18.45 | 15.52 to 21.79 | |
| Upper caste groups | 12.14 | 10.64 to 13.83 | |
| Religion | Hindu | 13.66 | 12.54 to 14.87 |
| Buddhist | 15.29 | 11.53 to 20 | |
| Muslim | 20.06 | 15.49 to 25.58 | |
| Christian | 9.34 | 4.17 to 19.63 | |
| Kirat and others | 14.49 | 8.25 to 24.21 | |
| Education | No education | 15.85 | 14.45 to 17.36 |
| Primary education | 14.32 | 11.9 to 17.13 | |
| Lower secondary education | 10.8 | 8.38 to 13.81 | |
| Secondary education | 11.91 | 9.72 to 14.52 | |
| Intermediate or plus 2 | 10.99 | 8.15 to 14.66 | |
| Graduate and above | 9.28 | 6.87 to 12.42 | |
| Occupation | Government employee | 16.69 | 12.29 to 22.26 |
| Non-government employee | 12.79 | 9.07 to 17.75 | |
| Self-employed/business | 15.98 | 12.95 to 19.56 | |
| Agriculture (commercial) | 11.78 | 10.37 to 13.34 | |
| Labour | 10.23 | 7.36 to 14.03 | |
| Student | 0.37 | 0.09 to 1.47 | |
| Homemaker | 14.81 | 13.01 to 16.83 | |
| Unemployed | 18.27 | 14.35 to 22.98 | |
| Retired | 29.71 | 24.55 to 35.45 | |
| Income quintile | Lowest | 11.5 | 9.91 to 13.32 |
| Second | 11.73 | 9.97 to 13.75 | |
| Middle | 13.2 | 11.16 to 15.55 | |
| Fourth | 16.96 | 14.83 to 19.32 | |
| Highest | 15.87 | 13.75 to 18.24 | |
| Residence | Rural | 10.89 | 9.69 to 12.23 |
| Urban | 17.03 | 15.32 to 18.89 | |
| Smoking (current) | No | 13.9 | 12.71 to 15.19 |
| Yes | 14.17 | 12.37 to 16.19 | |
| Alcohol consumption (current) | No | 13.28 | 12.11 to 14.56 |
| Yes | 15.91 | 14.08 to 17.92 | |
| Weight | Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 12.26 | 9.82 to 15.21 |
| Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 10.91 | 9.87 to 12.05 | |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 20.74 | 18.32 to 23.38 | |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 30.28 | 25.48 to 35.55 | |
| High non-HDL | No (<130 mg/dL) | 11.5 | 10.4 to 12.7 |
| Yes (≥130 mg/dL) | 18.73 | 16.87 to 20.75 | |
Non-HDL, Non-high-density lipoprotein.