Ethnic differences in multimorbidity after accounting for social-economic factors, findings from The Health Survey for England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social-economic factors and health behaviours may be driving variation in ethnic health inequalities in multimorbidity including among distinct ethnic groups.

Methods

Using the cross-sectional nationally representative Health Surveys for England 2011-18 (N = 54 438, aged 16+), we performed multivariable logistic regression on the odds of having general multimorbidity (≥2 longstanding conditions) by ethnicity [British White (reference group), White Irish, Other White, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, African, Caribbean, White mixed, Other Mixed], adjusting for age, sex, education, area deprivation, obesity, smoking status and survey year. This was repeated for cardiovascular multimorbidity (N = 37 148, aged 40+: having ≥2 of the following: self-reported dia

SUBMITTER: Ng Fat L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10710338 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature