Patterns of multimorbidity across obesity severity and fat distribution in Anhui, China: a community-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obesity and multimorbidity are prevalent worldwide. However, the relationships of obesity severity and fat distribution with multimorbidity patterns among the Chinese population are still unclear. We sought to investigate multimorbidity patterns among people with various obesity severity and fat distribution in Anhui, China.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data including 123,148 adults aged 35-76 years in 12 districts from Anhui Province, China. Multimorbidity referred to the presence of at least two chronic conditions from a defined set of nine. We used logistic regression models, stratified by gender, to analyze the associations of different obesity severity and fat distribution with the risk of multimorbidity by adjusting for confounders of age, region, marri

SUBMITTER: Gu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12457183 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature