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Table 1 Proportion of communicable diseases (CDs) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among elderly by socio-economic and health parameters

From: Burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases-related inequalities among older adults in India: a study based on LASI survey

 

Communicable Diseases (%)

CI (Lower limit)

CI (upper limit)

Non-communicable Diseases (%)

CI (Lower limit)

CI (upper limit)

Total (N)

Sex

  Male

26.2

25.0

27.5

50.3

48.7

51.8

14,931

  Female

26.8

25.6

28.1

55.6

53.9

57.2

16,533

Age

  60–69

26.7

25.6

27.7

50.8

49.5

52.2

18,410

  70 + 

26.4

24.9

27.8

56.2

54.2

58.2

13,054

Marital Status

    

0.0

  

  Currently married

26.9

25.9

28.0

51.7

50.4

53.1

19,536

  Never Married

30.9

23.1

40.0

45.7

36.8

54.9

225

  Divorced/Separated/Diserted

25.9

24.4

27.4

55.4

53.4

57.5

11,703

Education

  No education

29.8

28.7

31.0

47.1

45.8

48.4

17,782

  Below primary

24.9

22.6

27.4

58.4

55.6

61.2

3,598

  Primary

24.2

22.0

26.6

60.2

57.5

62.8

3,520

  Secondary

20.5

18.3

22.9

61.2

56.9

65.3

5,285

  Higher

16.6

13.8

19.8

67.4

62.8

71.7

1,278

Living arrangements

  Living alone

26.5

23.1

30.3

55.3

51.4

59.1

1,787

  With spouse

27.0

26.0

28.1

51.6

50.2

53.0

19,176

  With others

25.7

24.2

27.3

55.3

53.1

57.5

10,501

Place of residence

  

0.0

    

  Rural

29.9

29.0

30.9

47.3

46.2

48.3

22,196

  Urban

18.4

29.0

30.9

66.9

46.2

48.3

9,268

Currently working

 

0.0

     

  Yes

28.0

26.6

29.5

29.4

38.2

41.5

9,483

  No

26.2

25.0

27.6

28.1

56.4

59.8

13,197

Wealth Index

  Poorest

27.4

25.7

29.2

44.8

42.9

46.8

6,829

  Poorer

28.8

27.1

30.6

49.9

47.9

51.9

6,831

  Middle

24.7

22.8

26.7

51.3

48.4

54.1

6,590

  Richer

25.1

23.1

27.1

58.4

55.7

61.2

6,038

  Richest

26.5

24.3

28.8

64.0

61.2

66.7

5,175

Self-rated health

  Poor

36.9

34.6

39.2

70.4

68.1

72.6

4,630

  Good

24.9

24.0

25.8

50.0

48.7

51.2

26,181

Physical activities

 

0.0

0.0

  

0.0

 

  Yes

29.2

27.7

30.7

44.4

42.5

46.2

9,704

  No

25.6

24.6

26.6

57.4

56.1

58.7

21,494

Tobacco Use

  No

24.7

23.6

25.9

56.9

55.4

58.4

18,665

  Yes

29.6

28.4

30.9

48.0

46.6

49.4

12,539

Alcohol use

  

0.0

  

0.0

 

  Yes

27.4

25.5

29.3

47.3

45.1

49.5

4,555

  No

26.6

25.7

27.6

54.4

53.1

55.6

26,655

ADL disability

  Severe ADL

32.5

27.9

37.5

71.7

67.0

76.0

999

  Moderate ADL

30.3

28.3

32.4

62.5

60.2

64.8

6,045

  No ADL

25.6

24.7

26.6

50.3

49.1

51.6

24,291

IADL disability

  Severe IADL

31.4

27.8

35.3

61.9

57.9

65.7

1,859

  Moderate IADL

29.6

28.1

31.1

58.5

56.6

60.3

13,281

  No IADL

23.8

22.8

24.9

48.2

46.9

49.5

16,164

Total

26.7

24.7

25.6

53.1

53.6

54.7

31,464