ORs for multimorbidity by age, sex, occupational status, psychological distress and substance use (n=2136)
| Multimorbidity (unadjusted OR, 95% CI) | Multimorbidity (adjusted OR, 95% CI)* | |
| Male (vs female) | 0.87 (0.74 to 1.01) | 0.95 (0.78 to 1.16) |
| Age years | ||
| 18–34 | Reference | Reference |
| 35–549 | 1.51 (1.17 to 1.95) | 1,24 (0.92 to 1.66) |
| 50–64 | 2.50 (1.98 to 3.17) | 1.98 (1.48 to 2.64) |
| 65–79 | 4.23 (3.35 to 5.34) | 3.18 (2.06 to 4.93) |
| ≥80 | 8.66 (6.22 to 12.07) | 6.72 (3.79 to 11.90) |
| Occupational status | ||
| Economically active | Reference | Reference |
| Retired | 4.23 (3.52 to 5.07) | 1.36 (0.91 to 2.03) |
| Economically non-active | 2.85 (2.24 to 3.62) | 1.50 (1.10 to 2.05) |
| Psychological distress (SCL-5) | 1.43 (1.18 to 1.74) | 1.28 (1.01 to 1.63) |
| Substance use | ||
| Alcohol use patterns | ||
| Low-risk drinking (scores 1–3) | Reference | Reference |
| Abstinence (score 0) | 1.79 (1.44 to 2.22) | 1.50 (1.15 to 1.95) |
| Alcohol use in excess of low-risk guidelines (scores 4–6) | 0.71 (0.59 to 0.87) | 0.96 (0.76 to 1.21) |
| Hazardous drinking (scores 7–8) | 0.74 (0.54 to 1.02) | 1.18 (0.81 to 1.71) |
| Risky alcohol use and possible alcohol dependence (scores ≥9) | 1.41 (1.02 to 1.94) | 1.53 (1.05 to 2.24) |
| Psychoactive medicinal drugs | 2.09 (1.75 to 2.50) | 1.34 (1.07 to 1.67) |
| Illicit drugs | 1.26 (0.90 to 1.76) | 1.22 (0.80 to 1.85) |
*All adjusted for the other listed variables in model.
SCL-5, Symptom Checklist 5.