Multimorbidity of chronic diseases among adult patients presenting to an inner-city clinic in Ghana

Table 3 Risk factors for multimorbidity in study participants

Risk factors	Adjusted OR	95% CI	Adjusted LR; p-value*
Age (years)
18–39	1	1
40–49	4.68	2.98–7.34
50–59	12.48	8.23–18.92	< 0.001
60 and above	15.80	10.66–23.42
Sex
Female	1	1
Male	0.71	0.54–0.94	0.015
Family history of chronic conditions
No family history	1
Family history	1.43	1.03–1.68	0.027

*Odds ratios (OR) were adjusted for age, sex, family history, marital status, education, type of occupation and ethnicity (which were found to be significant predictors of multimorbidity in the univariate analysis) using logistic regression. CI = Confidence Interval, OR = Odds Ratio.

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