Table 3. Logistic regression estimates for multi-morbidity among women aged 15–49 years in India, 2015–16.
| Background characteristics | Model-1 | Model-2 | Model-3 | Model-4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Individual characteristics | ||||
| Age (in years) | ||||
| 15–24 | Ref. | |||
| 25–34 | 2.20*(2.00,2.42) | |||
| 35+ | 6.37*(5.8,7.00) | |||
| Educational status | ||||
| Not educated | Ref. | |||
| Primary | 1.1*(1.03,1.17) | |||
| Secondary | 0.97(0.92,1.03) | |||
| Higher | 0.72*(0.66,0.79) | |||
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | Ref. | |||
| Currently married | 1.07(0.97,1.18) | |||
| Others | 1.27*(1.12,1.43) | |||
| Media exposure | ||||
| Exposed | Ref. | |||
| Not exposed | 1.19*(1.12,1.28) | |||
| Body Mass Index | ||||
| Underweight | 0.75*(0.70,0.81) | |||
| Normal | Ref. | |||
| Overweight | 2.02*(1.93,2.13) | |||
| Obese | 3.73*(3.52,3.96) | |||
| Behavioural characteristics | ||||
| Smoke tobacco | ||||
| No | Ref. | |||
| Yes | 1.87*(1.65,2.10) | |||
| Chew tobacco | ||||
| No | Ref. | |||
| Yes | 1.18*(1.10,1.26) | |||
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| No | Ref. | |||
| Yes | 1.18*(1.04,1.33) | |||
| Household characteristics | ||||
| Wealth status | ||||
| Poorest | Ref. | |||
| Poorer | 1.12*(1.04,1.22) | |||
| Middle | 1.14*(1.05,1.24) | |||
| Richer | 1.32*(1.21,1.45) | |||
| Richest | 1.51*(1.37,1.66) | |||
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | Ref. | |||
| Muslim | 1.48*(1.4,1.56) | |||
| Christian | 1.28*(1.17,1.4) | |||
| Others | 0.91(0.83,1.00) | |||
| Caste | ||||
| Scheduled Caste | Ref. | |||
| Scheduled Tribe | 0.77*(0.71,0.84) | |||
| Other Backward Class | 0.88*(0.83,0.93) | |||
| Others | 1.12*(1.05,1.20) | |||
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | Ref. | |||
| Rural | 0.99(0.95,1.04) | |||
| Regions | ||||
| North | Ref. | |||
| Central | 1.03(0.97,1.10) | |||
| East | 1.28*(1.19,1.37) | |||
| North East | 1.24*(1.14,1.34) | |||
| West | 0.70*(0.63,0.77) | |||
| South | 1.32*(1.24,1.42) | |||
| Age # smoke tobacco | ||||
| 15–24 # No | Ref. | |||
| 15–24# Yes | 5.27*(3.23,8.59) | |||
| 25–34 # No | 2.22*(2.01,2.45) | |||
| 25–34 # Yes | 5.51*(4.04,7.5) | |||
| 35+ # No | 6.49*(5.9,7.14) | |||
| 35+ # Yes | 11.05*(9.4,12.99) | |||
| Age # chew tobacco | ||||
| 15–24 # No | Ref. | |||
| 15–24# Yes | 2.52*(1.99,3.18) | |||
| 25–34 # No | 2.34*(2.12,2.59) | |||
| 25–34 # Yes | 2.81*(2.38,3.32) | |||
| 35+ # No | 6.85*(6.21,7.56) | |||
| 35+ # Yes | 7.68*(6.84,8.63) | |||
| Age # alcohol consumption | ||||
| 15–24 # No | Ref. | |||
| 15–24# Yes | 3.04*(2.14,4.33) | |||
| 25–34 # No | 2.24*(2.03,2.47) | |||
| 25–34 # Yes | 3.55*(2.75,4.57) | |||
| 35+ # No | 6.58*(5.98,7.24) | |||
| 35+ # Yes | 6.51*(5.49,7.72) |
Ref: Reference
*if p<0.05; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; Model-2, 3 and 4 were adjusted for individual, behavioural and household characteristics.