Number in the sample with 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 chronic conditions and prevalence in the population, and the proportion of the population in each group with limitation in daily activities, self-rated health and poor quality of life
| Number of conditions | N | Prevalence (%) | Limitation in daily activities | Self-rated health | Poor quality of life | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per cent | OR | 95% CI | Per cent | OR | 95% CI | Per cent | OR | 95% CI | |||
| 0 | 2947 | 51.5 | 9.2 | Ref | 11.9 | Ref | 8.9 | Ref | |||
| 1 | 2338 | 37.2 | 36.6 | 5.08*** | 4.21 to 6.12 | 36.4 | 3.83*** | 3.23 to 4.53 | 18.7 | 2.17*** | 1.77 to 2.67 |
| 2 | 599 | 9.3 | 65 | 15.53*** | 11.81 to 20.42 | 68.1 | 13.76*** | 10.62 to 17.84 | 33.9 | 4.59*** | 3.50 to 6.01 |
| 3 | 117 | 1.8 | 85.6 | 47.46*** | 24.44 to 92.16 | 86.8 | 38.26*** | 20.02 to 73.13 | 45.8 | 7.01*** | 4.36 to 11.27 |
| 4 | 17 | 0.3 | 81.7 | 31.48*** | 7.43 to 133.4 | 89.5 | 45.21*** | 10.79 to 189.4 | 47.2 | 6.55*** | 1.64 to 26.17 |
***p Value <0.001.
ORs for each outcome with respect to the group with 0 chronic conditions are adjusted for age, sex, marital status, source of the data and SES.
SES, socioeconomic status.