Multimorbidity and Its Patterns according to Immigrant Origin. A Nationwide Register-Based Study in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As the flows of immigrant populations increase worldwide, their heterogeneity becomes apparent with respect to the differences in the prevalence of chronic physical and mental disease. Multimorbidity provides a new framework in understanding chronic diseases holistically as the consequence of environmental, social, and personal risks that contribute to increased vulnerability to a wide variety of illnesses. There is a lack of studies on multimorbidity among immigrants compared to native-born populations.

Methodology

This nationwide multi-register study in Norway enabled us i) to study the associations between multimorbidity and immigrant origin, accounting for other known risk factors for multimorbidity such as gender, age and socioeconomic levels using logistic

SUBMITTER: Diaz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4684298 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature