Prevalence and risk factors of the most common multimorbidity among Canadian adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of persons living with multimorbidity-defined as the co-occurrence of at least two chronic conditions in the same individual-is growing globally, especially in developed countries. Traditionally, this increase has been attributed to a growing aging population, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, low socioeconomic status, and individual genetic susceptibility.

Objective

To investigate the prevalence and associated risk factors of the most common multimorbidity (MCM) among Canadian middle-aged and older adults.

Method

Relevant data on all 30,097 middle-aged and older Canadian adults (aged 45 to 85 years) from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging were used for this study. To identify the specific sociodemographic risk factors associated with the MCM,

SUBMITTER: Mortey O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11753687 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature