Table 2 Bivariate analysis of chronic disease score among reproductive-aged women, National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), India, 2019–2021
Continuous correlates | Chronic disease score (CDS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Zero morbidity | Single morbidity | Multimorbidity | |
Mean age (in years) | 28.53 (9.72) | 29.77 (9.89) | 35.34 (8.96) |
Mean waist-hip ratio | 0.85 (0.11) | 0.85 (0.10) | 0.89 (0.26) |
Categorical correlates | Proportions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 23.26 | 48.26 | 28.48 |
Rural | 26.96 | 52.59 | 23.62 |
Religion | |||
Hindu | 26.01 | 51.50 | 22.49 |
Muslim | 25.27 | 49.85 | 24.88 |
Others | 22.78 | 49.42 | 27.79 |
Social group | |||
Others | 23.40 | 48.64 | 27.96 |
Other Backward Castes | 27.26 | 50.52 | 22.22 |
Scheduled Tribe | 25.60 | 59.20 | 15.2 |
Scheduled Castes | 25.63 | 52.07 | 22.30 |
Working | |||
No | 26.80 | 50.92 | 22.28 |
Yes | 24.55 | 51.84 | 23.62 |
Level of education | |||
No education | 24.43 | 52.19 | 23.38 |
Primary | 22.81 | 50.37 | 26.82 |
Secondary and above | 26.73 | 50.96 | 22.31 |
Wealth Index | |||
Poorest | 27.43 | 57.35 | 15.21 |
Poor | 27.89 | 53.38 | 18.73 |
Middle | 26.19 | 51.01 | 22.81 |
Rich | 24.76 | 48.15 | 27.09 |
Richest | 22.69 | 46.69 | 30.62 |
Marital status | |||
Never married | 34.63 | 55.92 | 9.45 |
Ever married | 22.84 | 49.62 | 27.55 |
Children ever born | |||
No Child | 33.33 | 55.30 | 11.37 |
One Child | 24.20 | 50.79 | 25.01 |
Two or more Children | 22.02 | 49.03 | 28.96 |
Menopause | |||
No | 26.01 | 51.42 | 22.57 |
Yes | 19.20 | 45.15 | 35.65 |
Tobacco consumption | |||
No | 25.91 | 51.06 | 23.03 |
Yes | 22.02 | 53.74 | 24.24 |
Alcohol consumption | |||
No | 25.77 | 51.14 | 23.10 |
Yes | 22.95 | 55.97 | 21.08 |
Diet | |||
Healthy | 26.74 | 51.11 | 22.15 |
Unhealthy | 24.73 | 51.24 | 24.04 |
Total | 25.75 | 51.17 | 23.08 |