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. 2018 Mar 5;136(1):151–158. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2017.0209100917

Table 3: Age and multivariate adjusted odds ratio (OR, 95% confidence interval [CI]) and slope index of inequality and relative index of inequality for multimorbidity according to educational level among men and women at the Pró-Saúde study baseline (1999-2001), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Women Men
Age-adjusted Multivariate adjusted OR (95% CI) Age-adjusted Multivariate adjusted OR (95% CI)
Obesity 1.90* (1.51-2.39) 2.19* (1.65-2.90)
Tobacco 1.27* (1.01-1.59) 1.20 (0.91-1.59)
Education
Postgraduate studies 1 1 1 1
Complete university 0.85 (0.60-1.0) 0.83 (0.59-1.19) 0.84 (0.53-1.37) 0.90 (0.56-1.47)
Incomplete university 1.92 (1.29-2.85) 1.79* (1.21-2.68) 1.15 (0.69-1.91) 1.11 (0.66-1.86)
Complete high school 1.43 (1.01-2.05) 1.33 (0.92-1.90) 0.90 (0.57-1.44) 0.91 (0.57-1.46)
Incomplete high school 2.05 (1.30-3.24) 1.85 (1.16-2.94) 1.24 (0.74-2.09) 1.26 (0.74-2.15)
Complete elementary 3.6* (1.74-5.46) 2.75* (1.56-4.92) 0.66 (0.36-1.21) 0.69 (0.37-1.28)
Incomplete elementary 2.77* (1.61-4.91) 2.47* (1.42-4.40) 0.68 (0.39-1.19) 0.70 (0.40-1.24)
Slope index of inequality 22.03* (14.2-29.8) -3.4 (-11.6-4.8)
Relative index of inequality 2.97* (1.94-4.54) 0.74 (0.45-1.23)

P-value: * ≤ 0.001; ≤ 0.01; ≤ 0.05.