Table 4 Comparison of participant characteristics across assigned multimorbidity classes
ALL | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Relatively healthy | Predominantly respiratory & atopy | Multi-morbid non-cardiometabolic | Multi-morbid cardiometabolic and other | |||
Characteristic | (n = 5029) | (n = 3541) | (n = 529) | (n = 691) | (n = 268) | P - value* |
Age (mean years) | 58.0 | 57.5 | 57.1 | 60.2 | 61.0 | < 0.001 |
Sex (Female, %) | 54.8 | 52 | 61 | 73 | 36 | < 0.001 |
Waist circumference (mean cm) | 92.2 | 91.0 | 90.8 | 93.3 | 108.6 | < 0.001 |
Tobacco smoking: | ||||||
Never (%) | 47 | 48 | 49 | 43 | 35 | |
Former (%) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 51 | |
Current < 15 cigarettes per day (%) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | < 0.001 |
Current 15 cigarettes per day (%) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
Moderate/vigorous physical activity (mean total hours per week) | 9.5 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | < 0.001 |
Alcohol consumption (mean total glasses per week) | 11.5 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 0.001 |
First degree relatives# with: | ||||||
Asthma | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.59 | 0.37 | 0.39 | < 0.001 |
Diabetes | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.61 | < 0.001 |
Myocardial infarct | 0.5 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.62 | 0.69 | < 0.001 |
Cancer (any type) | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 1.03 | 0.91 | < 0.001 |