Prevalence of multimorbidity and its relationship with socioeconomic status among Chinese older adults over time.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies linking socioeconomic status (SES) to chronic diseases tended to focus on a single disease. As people age, they are more likely to suffer from multiple coexisting chronic conditions, known as multimorbidity. The study of multimorbidity is one of the key links to understanding the impact of population ageing from a comprehensive perspective. This study used four waves of cross-sectional data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from 2011 to 2018 to explore the prevalence of multimorbidity and its relationship with socioeconomic status among older adults in China over time. Participants aged 60 and older were selected for analysis. Both the Logistic Regression Model and the Negative Binomial Regression Model were adopted to examine the relationshi

SUBMITTER: Liu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12036900 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature