Fig. 3

Prevalence of non-communicable diseases patterns in people with the adverse health outcome (bars) and corresponding adjusted prevalence ratios (squares) with 95% confidence intervals in the general population. Fourth national health survey (IV-INS), Portugal, 2005–2006. RMDs rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, PR prevalence ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval. aPR adjusted for sex, age and education. bCollected only in one trimester, due to logistic restrictions. Reference: “low disease probability” pattern (7.8% probability of RMDs). All data are weighted