Association between residential proximity to major roadways and chronic multimorbidity among Chinese older adults: a nationwide cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple negative health outcomes were linked to residential proximity to major roadways. Nevertheless, there is limited knowledge regarding the association between residential proximity to major roadways and chronic multimorbidity.

Methods

We used data from the 2018 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, which included 12,214 individuals aged ≥ 60. We derived the residential proximity to major roadways from self-reported data, defining chronic multimorbidity as the presence of two or more concurrent chronic diseases. A binary logistic regression model was utilized to investigate the association between residential proximity to major roadways and chronic multimorbidity. The model accounted for some demographic features, socioeconomic conditions

SUBMITTER: Sun X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826232 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature