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Table 2 Demographic variables of older adults and the association across the clusters

From: Multimorbidity patterns and the association with health status of the oldest-old in long-term care facilities in China: a two-step analysis

Age group

Cluster

 

Gender

Education

 

Male

Female

 ≤ Primary

Middle

 ≥ Bachelor

Younger-old (n = 163)

CD-ND

n (%)

31 (58.5)

22 (41.5)

14 (26.4)

17 (32.1)

22 (41.5)

OR (95% CI)

0.691 (0.279–1.712)

Reference

1.421 (0.487–4.146)

1.698 (0.594–4.850)

Reference

MED-ND-CD

n (%)

22(56.4)

17(43.6)

15 (38.5)

8 (20.5)

16 (41.0)

OR (95% CI)

0.622 (0.237–1.631)

Reference

2.088 (0.699–6.236)

1.091 (0.331–3.600)

Reference

OD-CD-MED-ND

n (%)

8 (21.6)

29 (78.4)

13 (35.1)

13 (35.1)

11 (29.7)

OR (95% CI)

0.137(0.047–0.400) *

Reference

2.548 (0.760–8.546)

2.350 (0.700–7.892)

Reference

CD-MED1

n (%)

23 (67.6)

11 (32.4)

8 (23.5)

8 (23.5)

18 (52.9)

OR (95% CI)

1

1

1

1

1

Oldest-old (n = 138)

CD-RD-DSD-UD

n (%)

15 (45.5)

18 (54.5)

14 (42.4)

5 (18.5)

14 (42.4)

OR (95% CI)

0.567 (0.215–1.499)

Reference

1.038 (0.350–3.079)

0.464 (0.124–1.734)

Reference

ND-CD-MED

n (%)

20 (47.6)

22 (52.4)

10 (23.8)

9 (21.4)

23 (54.8)

OR (95% CI)

0.585 (0.233–1.468)

Reference

0.452 (0.152–1.343)

0.508 (0.163–1.581)

Reference

OD-CD-MED

n (%)

8 (28.6)

20 (71.4)

6 (21.4)

3 (10.7)

19 (67.9)

OR (95% CI)

0.255 (0.086–0.759) *

Reference

0.310 (0.090–1.071)

0.205 (0.046–0.919) *

Reference

CD-MED2

n (%)

21 (60.0)

14 (18.9)

12 (34.3)

10 (28.6)

13 (37.1)

OR (95% CI)

1

1

1

1

1

  1. Abbreviations: CD Cardiovascular disease, ND Neurological disease, MED Metabolic and endocrine disease, OD Orthopedic disease, RD Respiratory disease, DSD Digestive system disease, UD Urogenital disease, OR Odds ratio
  2. *p < 0.05 highlighted in bold font