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Table 3 Difference in multimorbidity, assistive devices, self-rated health by explanatory variables

From: Subjective health status of multimorbidity: verifying the mediating effects of medical and assistive devices

Variables

2011–2013

Multimorbiditya

Assistive devicesb

Subjective Health Statusc

No

Yes

Sex

Female

1.59 (1.27)

5443 (94.07)

343 (5.93)

2.77 (0.82)

Male

1.27 (1.23)

4448 (93.64)

302 (6.36)

2.59 (0.81)

Marital status

Single

0.42 (0.77)

1596 (93.66)

108 (6.34)

2.34 (0.75)

Married

1.52 (1.24)

7033 (93.74)

470 (6.26)

2.70 (0.79)

Etc.(divorced, widowed)

2.32 (1.04)

1262 (94.96)

67 (5.04)

3.03 (0.89)

Education

Under elem.

2.43 (0.92)

2262 (94.60)

129 (5.40)

3.09 (0.86)

High school

1.35 (1.24)

4761 (94.02)

303 (5.98)

2.62 (0.78)

Over univ.

0.83 (1.05)

2864 (93.11)

212 (6.89)

2.48 (0.73)

Household income

Quantile 1

2.25 (1.10)

1486 (94.05)

94 (5.95)

3.05 (0.90)

Quantile 2

1.66 (1.27)

2025 (94.54)

117 (5.46)

2.81 (0.82)

Quantile 3

1.29 (1.24)

2196 (93.97)

141 (6.03)

2.65 (0.79)

Quantile 4

1.14 (1.18)

2138 (93.94)

138 (6.06)

2.56 (0.76)

Quantile 5

1.13 (1.16)

2046 (92.96)

155 (7.04)

2.47 (0.75)

Economic activity

No

1.77 (1.27)

3917 (93.20)

286 (6.80)

2.81 (0.90)

Yes

1.23 (1.21)

5974 (94.33)

359 (5.67)

2.60 (0.76)

Insurance

Assistance

2.41 (1.03)

441 (94.23)

27 (5.77)

3.27 (0.96)

NHI

1.40 (1.25)

9450 (93.86)

618 (6.14)

2.66 (0.80)

Disability

No

1.38 (1.25)

9230 (94.00)

589 (6.00)

2.65 (0.80)

Yes

2.34 (1.01)

661 (92.19)

56 (7.81)

3.16 (0.93)

  1. Note: aMean (SD), bFrequency (ratio), cMean (SD)