Prevalence and factors associated with cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study in older adults of the first Brazilian hypertension registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CM-MM) is defined as the coexistence of at least two of the following conditions: diabetes mellitus (DM), myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke (ST). Data on the prevalence of CM-MM and its associated factors are scarce in Brazil.

Objectives

To analyse the prevalence of CM-MM and its associated factors in a population of Brazilian adults aged ≥ 65 years with hypertension.

Methods

We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study from 2013 to 2015 using data from the first Brazilian Hypertension Registry (BHR). Participants were recruited from 45 public and private healthcare services in all regions of Brazil. CM-MM was the main outcome measure, analysed according to clinical and sociodemographic factors. Descriptive and associ

SUBMITTER: Batista SRR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12486744 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature