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Multivariate adjusted odds ratios (OR, 95% CI) of multimorbidity and metabolic diseases by educational level and sex according to age groups among participants aged 50 to 75 years in the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort |
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| Men |
Women |
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| Educational Level |
High |
Middle |
Low |
High |
Middle |
Low |
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| OR |
OR |
95%-CI |
OR |
95%-CI |
OR |
OR |
95%-CI |
OR |
95%-CI |
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| Multimorbidity: yes1 |
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| Age <= 60 years at recruitment # |
1 |
1.24 |
1.03–1.50 |
1.36 |
1.17–1.59 |
1 |
1.05 |
0.87–1.26 |
1.20 |
1.00–1.43 |
| Age > 60 years at recruitment # |
1 |
0.95 |
0.65–1.39 |
0.90 |
0.68–1.19 |
1 |
1.08 |
0.70–1.67 |
0.93 |
0.64–1.35 |
| Metabolic diseases: yes2 |
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| Age <= 60 years at recruitment # |
1 |
1.38 |
1.12–1.71 |
1.18 |
1.00–1.38 |
1 |
1.24 |
1.03–1.49 |
1.32 |
1.11–1.58 |
| Age > 60 years at recruitment# |
1 |
1.16 |
0.74–1.83 |
0.97 |
0.71–1.32 |
1 |
1.16 |
0.74–1.82 |
1.24 |
0.84–1.83 |
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§ adjusted for BMI (continuous; kg/m2), fruit intake (continuous; g/day), vegetable intake (continuous, g/day), alcohol consumption (continuous; g/day), age (continuous; years, total physical activity (inactive, moderately inactive, moderately active, active) ≠ adjusted for smoking status, fruit intake (continuous; g/day), vegetable intake (continuous; g/day), alcohol consumption (continuous; g/day), age (continuous years), combined total physical activity index (inactive, moderately inactive, moderately active, active) # adjusted for smoking status, BMI (continuous; kg/m2), fruit intake (continuous; g/day), vegetable intake (continuous; g/day), alcohol consumption (continuous; g/day), age (continuous years), combined total physical activity index (inactive, moderately inactive, moderately active, active) 1Presence of two or more of the prevalent chronic conditions mentioned in table 1 2Presence of hyperuricemia, diabetes mellitus, hypertension or dyslipidemia | ||||||||||
Nagel et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:384 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-384 |
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