Relationship between multimorbidity, disease cluster and all-cause mortality among older adults: a retrospective cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have evaluated the association of multimorbidity with higher mortality, but epidemiologic data on the association between the disease clusters and all-cause mortality risk are rare. We aimed to examine the relationship between multimorbidity (number/ cluster) and all-cause mortality in Chinese older adults.

Methods

We conducted a population-based study of 50,100 Chinese participants. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the impact of long-term conditions (LTCs) on all-cause mortality.

Results

The prevalence of multimorbidity was 31.35% and all-cause mortality was 8.01% (50,100 participants). In adjusted models, the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of all-cause mortality risk for those with 1, 2, and

SUBMITTER: He K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8180153 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature