Table 4 Adjusted associations between multimorbidity and musculoskeletal conditions
| Â | Multimorbidity OR (95% CI)a, b | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Survey-based definitionc | Policy-based definitionc | Research-based definitionc | |
1. Two or more co-occurring conditions (2+ threshold) | |||
Musculoskeletal | 6.7 (5.6, 8.1) | 3.0 (2.6, 3.5) | 1.5 (1.2, 2.0) |
Osteoarthritis | 30.0 (15.2, 59.2) | 3.7 (2.7, 4.9) | 3.3 (2.5, 4.5) |
Inflammatory arthritis | 26.1 (0.7, 1035.2) | 5.0 (3.3, 7.7) | 4.4 (2.9, 6.7) |
Other arthritis | 10.5 (7.4, 15.1) | 3.4 (2.8, 4.2) | 2.1 (1.5, 2.9) |
Gout | 5.7 (3.7, 8.7) | 2.8 (2.1, 3.7) | 2.7 (2.0, 3.8) |
Other musculoskeletal | 13.3 (3.9, 45.7) | 3.5 (1.9, 6.6) | 1.8 (0.8, 3.9) |
Back pain | 6.9 (5.5, 8.6) | 3.3 (2.8, 4.0) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.6) |
Soft tissue conditions | 12.3 (5.4, 28.1) | 4.0 (2.9, 5.4) | 1.9 (1.3, 2.8) |
Osteoporosis | 40.4 (5.6, 291.1) | 4.3 (3.0, 6.2) | 1.9 (1.1, 3.1) |
2. Three or more co-occurring conditions (3+ threshold) | |||
Musculoskeletal | 5.6 (4.9, 6.3) | 4.7 (2.9, 7.5) | 3.6 (2.1, 6.0) |
Osteoarthritis | 14.2 (10.5, 19.3) | 7.2 (3.7, 13.8) | 5.7 (3.4, 9.4) |
Inflammatory arthritis | 11.7 (6.0, 22.7) | 11.2 (4.9, 25.9) | 8.0 (3.8, 17.0) |
Other arthritis | 8.0 (6.3, 10.1) | 6.1 (3.4, 10.9) | 4.9 (2.4, 10.3) |
Gout | 6.3 (4.7, 8.3) | 3.8 (2.0, 6.9) | 5.1 (2.9, 9.0) |
Other musculoskeletal | 7.3 (4.0, 13.2) | 4.8 (1.7, 13.4) | 4.3 (1.7, 11.3) |
Back pain | 6.3 (5.4, 7.4) | 5.1 (3.1, 8.3) | 3.7 (2.2, 6.2) |
Soft tissue conditions | 8.3 (5.7, 12.1) | 7.2 (4.0, 13.2) | 4.4 (2.0, 9.9) |
Osteoporosis | 10.7 (5.7, 20.0) | 6.8 (3.0, 15.2) | 4.9 (1.9, 12.9) |