Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in Amazon Region of Brazil and associated determinants: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity and to identify factors associated with it in the adult population from the metropolitan region of Manaus.

Design

Cross-sectional population-based study.

Setting

Interviews conducted between May and August of 2015 in eight cities that compose the metropolitan region of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Participants

4001 adults aged ≥18 years.

Primary outcome measures

Multimorbidity, measured by the occurrence of ≥2 and ≥3 chronic diseases, was the primary outcome. The associated factors were investigated by calculating the prevalence ratio (PR) obtained by Poisson regression, with robust adjustment of the variance in a hierarchical model. A factor analysis was conducted to investigate multimorbidity cluster

SUBMITTER: Araujo MEA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6231594 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature