Relationship between multimorbidity, SARS-COV-2 infection and long COVID: a cross-sectional population-based French survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the risks of COVID-19-related consequences for vulnerable groups such as people with multimorbidity is crucial to better tailor health care and public health measures. The main objective of this study was to explore the association between multimorbidity and WHO-defined post-COVID condition (PCC), while also considering the association with SARS-COV-2 infection given that the infection is a prerequisite of PCC.

Methods

This population-representative cross-sectional study was conducted in the general adult population in mainland France between 29 August and 31 December 2022 (N = 1813). The analyses of the association between multimorbidity (defined as disease count and most prevalent dyads/triads) and PCC or SAR-COV-2 infection were adjusted for age,

SUBMITTER: Makovski TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001646 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature