Table 4

Adjusted multilevel models of patterns of diseases (factors) with independent variables (Brazil 2013)

VariablesFactor 1 (cardiometabolic)Factor 2 (respiratory/mental/ muscle-skeletal)
Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 1Model 2Model 3
β95% CIβ95% CIβ95% CIβ95% CIβ95% CIβ95% CI
Sex (ref: male)
 Female 0.024 0.022 to 0. 026 0.024 0.022 to 0. 026 0.024 0.022 to 0. 026 0.038 0.036 to 0. 040 0.038 0.036 to 0. 040 0.038 0.036 to 0. 040
Age (in years) 0.004 0.004 to 0. 004 0.004 0.004 to 0. 004 0.004 0.004 to 0. 004 0.001 0.001 to 0. 001 0.001 0.001 to 0. 001 0.001 0.001 to 0. 001
Skin colour* (ref: white)
 Black 0.007 0.003 to 0. 010 0.007 0.003 to 0. 010 0.007 0.003 to 0. 010 −0.009 −0.013 to −0.005 −0.009 −0.013 to −0.005 −0.009 −0.013 to −0.005
 Brown0.001−0.001 to 0. 0040.002−0.001 to 0. 0040.002−0.001 to 0. 004−0.004 −0.006 to −0.001 0.004 −0.006 to −0.001 0.004 −0.006 to −0.001
Marital status (ref: without partner)
 With partner0.000−0.002 to 0. 0020.000−0.002 to 0. 0020.000−0.002 to 0. 002 0.005 −0.007 to −0.002 −0.005 −0.007 to −0.003 −0.005 −0.007 to −0.003
Schooling (in years)† (ref:≥12)
 8–11 0.013 0.010 to 0. 016 0.013 0.010 to 0. 016 0.013 0.010 to 0. 016 0.004 0.001 to 0. 008 0.005 0.002 to 0. 008 0.005 0.002 to 0. 008
 1–8 0.021 0.018 to 0. 023 0.021 0.018 to 0.023 0.021 0.018 to 0. 023 0.011 0.008 to 0. 014 0.011 0.008 to 0. 014 0.011 0.008 to 0. 014
 0 0.014 0.010 to 0. 017 0.014 0.010 to 0. 017 0.014 0.010 to 0. 017 0.001−0.003 to 0. 0040.001−0.003 to 0. 0050.001−0.003 to 0. 005
Wealth index (in quintiles) (ref: high)
 2° 0.007 0.004 to 0. 010 0.007 0.004 to 0. 010 0.007 0.004 to 0. 010 0.005 0.001 to 0. 008 0.005 0.001 to 0. 008 0.005 0.001 to 0. 008
 3° 0.009 0.006to 0. 013 0.009 0.006 to 0. 013 0.009 0.006 to 0. 013 0.010 0.006 to 0. 014 0.010 0.006 to 0. 014 0.010 0.006 to 0. 014
 4° 0.006 0.002 to 0. 009 0.006 0.002 to 0. 009 0.006 0.002 to 0. 009 0.0040.000 to 0. 0080.0040.000 to 0. 0080.0040.000 to 0. 008
 5° (Low)−0.003−0.007 to 0. 001−0.003−0.007 to 0. 001−0.003−0.007 to 0. 0010.001−0.004 to 0. 0050.001−0.004 to 0. 0050.001−0.004 to 0. 005
Private health plan (ref: no)
 Yes 0.006 0.004 to 0. 009 0.006 0.004 to 0. 009 0.006 0.004 to 0. 009 0.007 0.005 to 0. 010 0.007 0.005 to 0. 010 0.007 0.005 to 0. 010
Geographical area (ref: urban)
 Rural −0.008 −0.011 to −0.005 −0.008 −0.011 to −0.005 −0.008 −0.011 to −0.005 −0.002−0.005 to 0. 002−0.002−0.005 to 0. 002−0.002−0.005 to 0. 002
State-level education (ref: high)
 Middle −0.010 −0.016 to −0.004 −0.016 −0.027 to −0.005
 Low −0.008 −0.015 to −0.002 −0.018 −0.029 to −0.006
State-level income (ref: high)
 Middle−0.006−0.012 to 0. 001−0.011−0.022 to 0. 001
 Low −0.009 −0.016 to −0.003 0.017 −0.028 to −0.006
  • The bold values are the results statistically significant (IC95% does not include the null value).