Table 4.

Impact of multimorbidity on participant’s mental health, physical functioning, and self-rated health (SRH)

Health outcomes	One disease versus no disease		Two disease versus no disease		≥ 3 disease versus no disease
	AOR (95% CI)	P value	AOR (95% CI)	P value	AOR (95% CI)	P value
Disability	1.9 (0.8, 4.6)	0.2	2.2 (0.8, 6.1)	0.1	5.2 (1.9, 14.1)	0.001
Depression	1.1 (0.5, 2.4)	0.8	2.1 (0.9, 5.2)	0.1	4.2 (1.5, 12)	0.007
SRH	1.4 (1.2, 1.7)	< 0.001	3.4 (2.5, 4.6)	< 0.001	5.2 (3.1, 9)	< 0.001
Health outcomes	One disease versus no disease		Multimorbidity versus no disease
	AOR (95% CI)	P value	AOR (95% CI)	P value
Disability	1.9 (0.8, 4.6)	0.2	3.2 (1.4, 7.8)	0.007
Depression	1.1 (0.5, 2.4)	0.8	2.7 (1.2, 6.2)	0.01
SRH	1.4 (1.2, 1.7)	< 0.001	3.8 (2.8, 5.0)	< 0.001