Table 2

Multivariable associations between population characteristics and morbidity domain, multimorbidity category and numbers of conditions

		Morbidity domain						Morbidity category						Number of conditions
Variable	Group	NCD		HIV		MH		More than two conditions		Concordant (%)		Discordant (%)
		OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	EM (95% CI)	P value
Sex	Female	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	1.19	–
	Female	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	(1.11 to 1.27)	–
	Male	0.79	0.002	0.5	0.167	0.68	<0.001	0.6	<0.001	0.75	0.021	0.54	<0.001	0.99	<0.001
	Male	(0.68 to 0.92)	0.002	(0.19 to 1.33)	0.167	(0.56 to 0.82)	<0.001	(0.50 to 0.72)	<0.001	(0.59 to 0.96)	0.021	(0.42 to 0.70)	<0.001	(0.91 to 1.07)	<0.001
Age		1.03	<0.001	0.98	0.333	1.04	<0.001	1.05	<0.001	1.03	<0.001	1.05	<0.001	–	<0.001
Age		(1.02 to 1.03)	<0.001	(0.93 to 1.03)	0.333	(1.03 to 1.05)	<0.001	(1.04 to 1.05	<0.001	(1.02 to 1.04)	<0.001	(1.04 to 1.06)	<0.001	–	<0.001
Education level	Some education	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	1.23	–
completed	Some education	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	(1.11 to 1.37)	–
	No completed level	0.51	<0.001	0.5	0.268	1.7	0.02	0.54	<0.001	0.44	<0.001	1.1	0.736	0.95	0.001
	No completed level	(0.38 to 0.67)	<0.001	(0.15 to 1.69)	0.268	(1.09 to 2.65)	0.02	(0.40 to 0.73)	<0.001	(0.31 to 0.61)	<0.001	(0.65 to 1.84)	0.736	(0.90 to 0.99)	0.001
Marital status	Married or cohabiting	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	1.03	Referent
	Married or cohabiting	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	(0.95 to 1.10)	Referent
	Widowed, divorced, single	1.19	0.066	1.14	0.828	1.19	0.110	1.23	0.055	1.01	0.517	1.24	0.119	1.15	0.014
	Widowed, divorced, single	(0.99 to 1.44)	0.066	(0.35 to 3.71)	0.828	(0.96 to 1.48)	0.110	(1.00 to 1.53)	0.055	(0.83 to 1.46)	0.517	(0.95 to 1.63)	0.119	(1.05 to 1.25)	0.014
Wealth quintile (5 is highest)	5	Referent		Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	1.36	–
	5	Referent		Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	Referent	–	(1.27 to 1.44)	–
	4	0.64	<0.001	0.60 (0.19 to 1.86)	0.371	1.08	0.578	0.58	<0.001	0.5	<0.001	0.92	0.546	1.1	<0.001
	4	(0.51 to 0.79)	<0.001	0.60 (0.19 to 1.86)	0.371	(0.82 to 1.44)	0.578	(0.45 to 0.75)	<0.001	(0.37 to 0.68)	<0.001	(0.65 to 1.31)	0.546	(1.00 to 1.20)	<0.001
	3	0.52	<0.001	0.17 (0.03 to 1.12)	0.065	1.31	0.064	0.54	<0.001	0.46	<0.001	0.9	0.56	1.06	<0.001
	3	(0.41 to 0.65)	<0.001	0.17 (0.03 to 1.12)	0.065	(0.99 to 1.74)	0.064	(0.42 to 0.71)	<0.001	(0.33 to 0.64)	<0.001	(0.63 to 1.29)	0.56	(0.95 to 1.16)	<0.001
	2	0.38	<0.001	0.48 (0.14 to 1.68)	0.25	1.31	0.065	0.44	<0.001	0.38	<0.001	0.76	0.144	0.94	<0.001
	2	(0.30 to 0.47)	<0.001	0.48 (0.14 to 1.68)	0.25	(0.98 to 1.73)	0.065	(0.34 to 0.58)	<0.001	(0.28 to 0.54)	<0.001	(0.52 to 1.10)	0.144	(0.83 to 1.04)	<0.001
	1	0.49 (0.39-0.61)	<0.001	0.17 (0.02 to 1.11)	0.064	1.37	0.026	0.46	<0.001	0.24	<0.001	1.1	0.565	1	<0.001

EM, estimated marginal mean; MH, mental health; NCD, non-communicable disease.