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Table 2 Relative indices of inequality (RII) in the development of multimorbidity, calculated by area-level deprivation

From: The contribution of risk factors to socioeconomic inequalities in multimorbidity across the lifecourse: a longitudinal analysis of the Twenty-07 cohort

 

RII odds ratio (95% CI)a

% attenuationb

Null model

1.74 (1.44–2.11)

NA

Plus smoking

1.60 (1.32–1.94)

15.4

Plus diet

1.63 (1.35–1.97)

11.9

Plus physical activity

1.73 (1.43–2.09)

1.1

Plus alcohol

1.69 (1.40–2.05)

5.3

Plus BMI

1.67 (1.38–2.01)

8.3

Plus all five risk factors

1.39 (1.15–1.68)

40.8

Plus risk factor count

1.58 (1.31–1.90)

17.8

  1. aAdjusted for prior multimorbidity, age, age squared, age cubed, sex, cohort, time between waves, and sex*cohort interaction. Based on 24 multiply imputed datasets
  2. bCalculated using the approach of Stringhini et al. [20]: 100*(βModel 2a – βModel 2a + risk factor)/βModel 2a
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