Table 1

Weighted proportions of demographic characteristics and outcomes of included study participants (n=2604)

ParameterGroup% of population unless stated
Female50.1
Age40–4941.7
50–5927.7
60–6918
70–7910.2
80+2.5
Education levelNo completed education92.5
Some education7.5
Marital statusWidowed/divorced/single25.1
Married/cohabiting74.9
Wealth quintile (5 is the most wealthy)119.5
219.7
319.3
420.8
520.7
Non-communicable diseasesHypertension36.7
Diabetes6.7
Hypercholesterolaemia10.9
Heart disease5.7
Stroke1.2
Chronic respiratory disease3.2
Cancer0.5
Proportion of people with at least 1 NCD48.8
Communicable diseaseHIV0.6
Proportion of people with at least 1 CD0.6
Mental healthCognitive impairment on testing7.1
Symptoms of anxiety on testing12.4
Depressive symptoms on testing7.9
Proportion of people with at least 1 MH21.1
FrailtyNot frail44.2
Prefrail47.8
Frail8.0
DisabilityWHO DAS score (0–100) median (IQR)8.33 (0–22.92)
Quality of lifeWHO QoL score (0–100) mean (SD)59.97 (14.43)
Physical functioningChair rise time (s) median (IQR)14.00 (11.99–17.00)
(179 missing)
4-m walk speed (m/s) mean (SD)0.96 (0.26)
(32 missing)
Grip strength mean (SD)37.88 (11.32)
Multimorbidity categorisationCount >222.8
Count >38.0
Count >42.4
Multimorbidity categorisationConcordant (>2 conditions with each in the same category)11.7
Discordant (>2 conditions with each in different categories)11.1
  • CD, communicable disease; DAS, Disability Assessment Schedule; MH, mental health; NCD, non-communicable disease; QoL, quality of life.