Rising burden of multimorbidity and related socio-demographic factors: a repeated cross-sectional study of Ontarians.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to provide population-level data regarding trends in multimorbidity over 13 years.

Methods

We linked provincial health administrative data in Ontario, Canada, to create 3 cross-sectional panels of residents of any age in 2003, 2009, and 2016 to describe: (i) 13-year trends in multimorbidity prevalence and constellations among residents and across age, sex, and income; and (ii) chronic condition clusters. Multimorbidity was defined as having at least any 2 of 18 selected conditions, and further grouped into levels of 2, 3, 4, or 5 or more conditions. Age-sex standardized multimorbidity prevalence was estimated using the 2009 population as the standard. Clustering was defined using the observed combinations of conditions within levels of multimorbidi

SUBMITTER: Kone AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8043089 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature