Table 1 Percent distribution and prevalence of multimorbidity among older adults in India by sociodemographic characteristics
Characteristic | N (%) | No Morbidity | Single Morbidity | 2 & Above Morbidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | ||||
 60–64 | 9407 (29.9) | 41.2 | 29.6 | 29.3 |
 65–69 | 9003 (28.6) | 36.9 | 30.1 | 33 |
 70–74 | 5898 (18.8) | 34.1 | 30.7 | 35.2 |
 75–79 | 3603 (11.5) | 32.6 | 31.1 | 36.3 |
 80 +  | 3553 (11.3) | 36.8 | 30.7 | 32.4 |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 14931 (47.5) | 40.6 | 29.9 | 29.7 |
 Female | 16533 (52.6) | 35 | 30.7 | 34.5 |
Place of residence | ||||
 Rural | 22196 (70.6) | 42 | 30.3 | 27.7 |
 Urban | 9268 (29.5) | 27 | 30.3 | 42.7 |
Education | ||||
 Illiterate | 17783 (56.5) | 41.5 | 31.1 | 27.4 |
 Primary | 7118 (22.6) | 33.1 | 30.5 | 36.4 |
 Secondary | 5428 (17.3) | 32.4 | 26.8 | 40.8 |
 Higher | 1135 (3.6) | 30.1 | 32.8 | 37.1 |
Marital Status | ||||
 Currently married | 19391 (61.6) | 38.8 | 29.8 | 31.4 |
 Others | 12073 (38.4) | 35.8 | 31.1 | 33.1 |
Religion | ||||
 Hindu | 25871 (82.2) | 37.7 | 30.6 | 31.6 |
 Muslim | 3548 (11.3) | 31 | 28.4 | 40.6 |
 Others | 2045 (6.5) | 40.1 | 29.6 | 30.3 |
Social group | ||||
 SC/ST | 8505 (27) | 45.3 | 30.1 | 24.7 |
 OBC | 14231 (45.2) | 35.6 | 30.8 | 33.7 |
 Others | 8729 (27.7) | 30.6 | 29.6 | 39.7 |
Wealth Index | ||||
 Poorest | 6829 (21.7) | 45 | 30.2 | 24.8 |
 Poorer | 6831 (21.7) | 40.9 | 30.8 | 28.3 |
 Middle | 6590 (21) | 38.7 | 31.2 | 30.1 |
 Richer | 6038 (19.2) | 32.6 | 30.7 | 36.8 |
 Richest | 5175 (16.5) | 28.2 | 28.2 | 43.7 |
Region | ||||
 North-East | 935 (3) | 39 | 35 | 26 |
 Central | 6593 (21) | 48.5 | 29.7 | 21.9 |
 East | 7445 (23.7) | 41 | 28.6 | 30.5 |
 North | 3960 (12.6) | 35.6 | 32 | 32.4 |
 West | 5401 (17.2) | 31.7 | 31.1 | 37.2 |
 South | 7130 (22.7) | 29.3 | 30.6 | 40.1 |
Tobacco/Smoke | ||||
 Yes | 12539 (40.2) | 41.1 | 31 | 27.9 |
 No | 18665 (59.8) | 35.3 | 29.9 | 34.8 |
Alcohol | ||||
 Yes | 4555 (14.6) | 42.4 | 30.7 | 27.0 |
 No | 26655 (85.4) | 36.8 | 30.3 | 32.9 |
Physical activity | ||||
 None | 10370 (33.2) | 33.8 | 29.8 | 36.4 |
 Moderate | 11127 (35.7) | 34.9 | 31.2 | 33.9 |
 Vigorous | 1645 (5.3) | 40.9 | 31.2 | 27.9 |
 Moderate Vigorous | 8059 (25.8) | 45.8 | 29.7 | 24.6 |
Ill-treatment | ||||
 Yes | 1587 (5.2) | 33.2 | 30.7 | 36.1 |
 No | 28840 (94.8) | 38.2 | 30.2 | 31.6 |
Satisfaction with current living arrangement | ||||
 Strongly satisfied | 6450 (21.1) | 40.4 | 30.8 | 28.8 |
 Satisfied | 16428 (53.7) | 37.8 | 30.7 | 31.5 |
 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 5968 (19.5) | 37.3 | 28.9 | 33.9 |
 Dissatisfied | 1454 (4.8) | 31.2 | 29.8 | 39.0 |
 Strongly dissatisfied | 271 (0.9) | 28.4 | 28.4 | 43.3 |
Total | 31464 (100) | 37.6 | 30.3 | 32.1 |