Table 1 Comparison of the sociodemographic factors between adults with and without multimorbidity in northern Sudan, 2022(n = 250)
Variables | Total (number = 250) | Adults with no multimorbidity (number = 96) | Adults with multimorbidity (number = 154) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (interquartile range) | ||||
Age, years |  | 43.0 (30.0‒55.0) | 38(26.5‒49.0) | 46.5(34.0‒60.0) |
Frequency (proportion) | ||||
Sex | Male | 119(47.6) | 56(58.3) | 63(40.9) |
Female | 131(52.4) | 40(41.7) | 91(59.1) | |
Marital status | Married | 71(28.4) | 33(34.4) | 38(24.7) |
Unmarried | 179(71.6) | 63(65.6) | 116(75.3) | |
Education level |  ≥ secondary | 156(62.4) | 60(62.5) | 96(62.3) |
 < secondary | 94(37.6) | 36(37.5) | 58(37.7) | |
Occupation status | Employed | 113(45.2) | 48(50.0) | 65(42.2) |
Unemployed | 137(54.8) | 48(50.0) | 89 (57.8) | |
Smoking | Never | 204(81.6) | 72(75.0) | 132(85.7) |
Current/former | 46(18.4) | 24(25.0) | 22(14.3) | |
Alcohol consumption | Never | 237(96.0) | 90(93.8) | 147(97.4) |
Current/former | 10(4.0) | 6(6.2) | 4(2.6) | |