Table 1 Distribution of study participants and prevalence of multimorbidity according to participants’ socio-demographic characteristics
From: Multimorbidity of chronic diseases among adult patients presenting to an inner-city clinic in Ghana
Characteristics | Participants (N = 1399) | Frequency of multimorbidityξ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 543) | ||||
N | % | n | Prevalence (95% C.I.) | |
Age (years) | ||||
18-29 | 203 | 14.5 | 6 | 3.0 (0.1–5.3) |
30-39 | 211 | 15.1 | 29 | 13.7 (9.1–18.4) |
40-49 | 220 | 15.7 | 69 | 31.4 (25.2–37.5) |
50-59 | 295 | 21.1 | 160 | 54.2 (48.5–60.0) |
60 and above | 470 | 33.6 | 279 | 59.4 (54.9–63.8) |
Sex | ||||
Female | 972 | 69.5 | 401 | 41.3 (38.2–44.4) |
Male | 427 | 30.5 | 142 | 33.3 (28.8–37.7) |
Ethnicity | ||||
Akan | 504 | 36.0 | 208 | 41.3 (37.0–45.6) |
Ga/Dangme | 350 | 25.0 | 149 | 42.6 (37.4–47.8) |
Ewe | 364 | 26.0 | 137 | 37.6 (32.6–42.6) |
Guan | 19 | 1.4 | 7 | 36.8 (13.0–60.7) |
Mole-Dagbani | 66 | 4.7 | 17 | 25.8 (14.9–36.6) |
Other | 96 | 6.9 | 25 | 26.0 (17.1–35.0) |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 246 | 17.6 | 28 | 11.4 (7.4–15.4) |
Married/living together | 790 | 56.5 | 327 | 41.4 (38.0–44.3) |
Divorced/separated/ widowed | 363 | 26.0 | 188 | 51.8 (46.6–57.0) |
Education | ||||
No education | 319 | 22.8 | 152 | 47.6 (42.1–53.2) |
Primary | 160 | 11.4 | 65 | 40.6 (32.9–48.3) |
Middle/junior high | 509 | 36.4 | 193 | 37.9 (33.7–42.1) |
Secondary+ | 411 | 29.4 | 133 | 32.4 (27.8–36.9) |
Occupation | ||||
Skilled | 502 | 35.9 | 196 | 34.7 (30.5–38.8) |
Unskilled | 897 | 64.1 | 347 | 41.1 (37.9–44.4) |
Total | 1399 | 543 | 38.8 (36.3–41.4) | |