Lifestyle factors and incident multimorbidity related to chronic disease: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multimorbidity is linked to poor quality of life, and increased healthcare costs, and multimorbidity risk is potentially mitigated by a healthy lifestyle. This study evaluated the individual and joint contributions of an extensive set of lifestyle factors to the development of multimorbidity.

Methods

A prospective study of 133,719 adults (age 45.2 ± 12.9, range 18-93 years) from the Dutch Lifelines cohort assessed the influence of lifestyle factors on multimorbidity, defined as having at least two of four major chronic diseases, using Cox regression models and population attributable fractions (PAFs). Lifestyle-related factors included diet quality, physical activity, TV watching, substance use (alcohol, smoking), sleep (duration, medication), stress (acute, chron

SUBMITTER: Du Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11604909 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature