The association between total social exposure and incident multimorbidity: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions, is associated with the social determinants of health. Using comprehensive linked population-representative data, we sought to understand the combined effect of multiple social determinants on multimorbidity incidence in Ontario, Canada.

Methods

Ontario respondents aged 20-55 in 2001-2011 cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey were linked to administrative health data ascertain multimorbidity status until 2022. Additive total social exposure (TSE) was generated by summing 12 measures of social disadvantage captured from the survey. Weighted-additive TSE included 15 measures of social disadvantage summed across 5 equally weighted domains. Hazard ratios for the association between each TSE m

SUBMITTER: Giesinger I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11753910 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature