Association between educational attainment and multimorbidity, models unadjusted and adjusted by social class at birth, n=6561
| Educational attainment | Unadjusted* | Adjusted by social class at birth* | ||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Tertiary (degree) | 1 (reference group) | |||
| Tertiary (non-degree) | 1.13 | 0.74 to 1.73 | 1.06 | 0.69 to 1.63 |
| Advanced level | 1.09 | 0.69 to 1.71 | 1.05 | 0.66 to 1.66 |
| Ordinary level | 1.34 | 0.93 to 1.92 | 1.22 | 0.84 to 1.78 |
| School leaving/none | 2.42 | 1.71 to 3.42 | 2.15 | 1.49 to 3.11 |
*Models statistically significant, P<0.001