Trends in multimorbidity, complex multimorbidity and multiple functional limitations in the ageing population of England, 2002-2015.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of three measures of multimorbidity among people aged 50 years or older in England. Beside the basic measure of two or more diseases within a person, we added a measure of three or more affected body systems (complex multimorbidity) and a measure of 10 or more functional limitations. We found that the three health outcomes became more prevalent between 2002 and 2015. They were more common among females than males and were becoming more common among younger age groups. While in 2002, the prevalence of basic multimorbidity overcame 50% from the 70-74 age group upwards, in 2015 it crossed the same threshold in the 65-69 age group. The distribution of multimorbidity and multiple functional limitations were stratified by the amount of household wealth

SUBMITTER: Singer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727093 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature