Sex-Specific Multimorbidity-Multibehaviour Patterns in Primary Care Populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A conceptual shift in healthcare emphasises multimorbidity and multibehaviours as interconnected phenomena, highlighting dose-response associations and sex-specific differences. Data-driven approaches have been suggested for overcoming methodological challenges, of multimorbidity research. By using exploratory factor analysis, this study aimed to identify sex specific lifestyle associative multimorbidity patterns, providing valuable evidence to primary care providers and informing future multimorbidity guidelines.

Methods

A retrospective observational study examined the electronic health records of three general practices in the UK between 2015 and 2018. The participants were aged 18+ with lifestyle multimorbidity, having engaged with multiple health risk behaviou

SUBMITTER: Spyropoulos K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12026541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature