Cardiometabolic multimorbidity in Mexican adults: a cross-sectional analysis of a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiometabolic multimorbidity is a rising phenomenon that has been barely explored in middle-income countries such as Mexico.

Objective

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, associated factors, and patterns of cardiometabolic multimorbidity (2 and 3+ diseases) in Mexican adults (≥20 years old) by age group.

Methods

A cross-sectional and secondary analysis of Mexico's National Health and Nutrition Survey 2018-2019 was conducted. Information on eight diseases and other sociodemographic and health/lifestyle characteristics was obtained through self-reporting. Descriptive analyses were performed, and multinomial logistic regression models were calculated to identify the variables associated with cardiometabolic multimorbidity. Factor analysis and latent

SUBMITTER: Agudelo-Botero M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11405330 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature