Table 2

The association between sociodemographic factors and clusters of LTC trajectories

Adjusted OR (95% CI) (Reference: no LTC)
SociodemographicsSingle LTCEvolving multimorbidityModerate multimorbidityHigh multimorbidity
Age1.04 (1.03 to 1.04)1.05 (1.05 to 1.06)1.07 (1.06 to 1.08)1.08 (1.07 to 1.09)
Sex
MaleReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Female1.00 (0.91 to 1.10)1.11 (0.99 to 1.23)1.13 (1.01 to 1.27)0.95 (0.81 to 1.11)
Ethnicity
WhiteReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Non-white1.17 (0.91 to 1.50)1.13 (0.85 to 1.49)1.36 (1.00 to 1.86)2.04 (1.40 to 3.00)
Education
Less than upper secondaryReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Upper secondary, vocational0.92 (0.81 to 1.03)0.87 (0.77 to 0.99)0.77 (0.67 to 0.88)0.53 (0.45 to 0.64)
Tertiary0.84 (0.72 to 0.97)0.68 (0.58 to 0.80)0.51 (0.42 to 0.62)0.33 (0.25 to 0.45)
Others1.01 (0.83 to 1.25)1.04 (0.84 to 1.28)0.99 (0.79 to 1.25)0.76 (0.57 to 1.02)
Employment
UnemployedReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Paid employment0.79 (0.70 to 0.89)0.54 (0.48 to 0.62)0.35 (0.31 to 0.40)0.17 (0.13 to 0.21)
Marital status
Never marriedReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
Married/partner0.85 (0.69 to 1.04)0.90 (0.72 to 1.14)0.80 (0.62 to 1.03)0.82 (0.58 to 1.15)
Separated/divorced/widowed0.97 (0.77 to 1.23)1.14 (0.88 to 1.48)1.27 (0.96 to 1.68)1.41 (0.98 to 2.04)
  • LTC, long-term condition.