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Table 1 Characteristics of sample in 2011 and 2015

From: The prevalence of multimorbidity and its association with physical activity and sleep duration in middle aged and elderly adults: a longitudinal analysis from China

  

2011

  

2015

 
 

N

Unweighted %

Weighted %

N

Unweighted %

Weighted %

Total

5321

100.0

100.0

5321

100.0

100.0

Age (year)

 45–54

2073

39.0

40.2

1350

25.4

26.1

 55–64

2055

38.6

37.1

2074

39.0

38.1

 65–74

946

17.8

17.6

1387

26.1

25.3

 75 and above

247

4.6

5.1

510

9.6

10.5

Gender

 Male

2411

45.3

45.0

2411

45.3

45.2

 Female

2910

54.7

55.0

2910

54.7

54.8

Marital status

 Married and partnered

4758

89.4

88.2

4594

86.3

85.2

 Unmarried and other

563

10.6

11.8

727

13.7

14.8

Education status

 Pre-primary

2399

45.1

42.9

2399

45.1

42.3

 Primary school

1202

22.6

22.5

1202

22.6

22.1

 Secondary school

1126

21.2

22.5

1126

21.2

22.9

 College and above

594

11.2

12.0

594

11.2

12.7

Residence place

 Urban

1950

36.7

42.3

1950

36.7

43.0

 Rural

3371

63.4

57.7

3371

63.4

57.0

Region

 East

2042

38.4

40.8

2042

38.4

40.4

 Central

1934

36.4

34.2

1934

36.4

35.7

 West

1345

25.3

25.1

1345

25.3

24.0

Social health insurance

 No

352

6.6

6.6

496

9.3

9.5

 Yes

4969

93.4

93.4

4825

90.7

90.5

BMI

 Normal

3358

63.1

63.5

3211

60.4

60.8

 Underweight

292

5.5

5.5

324

6.1

6.1

 Overweight

1431

26.9

26.5

1531

28.8

28.5

 Obesity

240

4.5

4.6

255

4.8

4.6

Depression

 No

3386

63.6

64.9

3465

65.1

66.3

 Yes

1935

36.4

35.1

1856

34.9

33.7

Physical activity

 Low

2082

39.1

41.7

2253

42.3

45.3

 Moderate

1381

26.0

25.9

1336

25.1

24.4

 High

1858

34.9

32.4

1732

32.6

30.3

Sleep duration

 Poor (< 7 h or > 9 h)

1746

32.8

32.4

1978

37.2

36.4

 Good [7 h–9 h]

3575

67.2

67.6

3343

62.8

63.6

Multimorbidity

 No

2464

46.3

47.8

1912

35.9

37.2

 Yes

2857

53.7

52.2

3409

64.1

62.8

  1. Note: The values are weighted percentages unless otherwise indicated. BMI, Body Mass Index. h, hours