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Table 5 Bivariate correlation coefficients of associations between multimorbidity measures and health outcome variables,* 65–74 by gender, and relative percentage change in coefficients** (n = 6,975)

From: Estimating multiple morbidity disease burden among older persons: a convergent construct validity study to discriminate among six chronic illness measures, CCHS 2008/09

 

Multimorbidity dichotomized (0, 1+) (Reference)

Multimorbidity dichotomized (0/1, 2+)

Multimorbidity additive scale

Multimorbidity weighted by HUI3 scale

Multimorbidity weighted by ADL scale

Multimorbidity weighted by HUI3 (Betas) scale

Gender

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Life Satisfaction

-.13

-.07

-.18 (38.5)

-.13 (85.7)

-.27 (107.7)

-.24 (242.9)

-.28 (115.4)

-.25 (257.1)

-.27 (107.7)

-.25 (257.1)

-.27 (107.7)

-.24 (242.9)

Perceived Health

-.19

-.14

-.30 (57.9)

-.26 (85.7)

-.42 (121.1)

-.42 (200.0)

-.39 (105.3)

-.41 (192.9)

-.40 (110.5)

-.42 (200.0)

-.37 (94.7)

-.39 (178.6)

Health Prof. Visits

.17

.11

.20 (17.6)

.19 (72.7)

.22 (29.4)

.20 (81.8)

.21 (23.5)

.20 (81.8)

.22 (29.4)

.21 (90.9)

.19 (11.8)

.19 (72.7)

Medication Used Daily

.33

.26

.46 (39.4)

.39 (50.0)

.54 (63.6)

.55 (111.5)

.46 (39.4)

.47 (80.8)

.51 (54.5)

.49 (88.5)

.38 (15.2)

.42 (61.5)

  1. *All values are significant at the p < .001 level.
  2. **Values in parentheses represent percentage increase in strength of association between multimorbidity measures and health outcome (rows) using the Multimorbidity Dichotomized (0, 1+) measure as the reference.