Prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in Australian baby boomers: the Busselton healthy ageing study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Chronic medical conditions accumulate within individuals with age. However, knowledge concerning the trends, patterns and determinants of multimorbidity remains limited. This study assessed the prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity using extensive individual phenotyping in a general population of Australian middle-aged adults.

Methods

Participants (n = 5029, 55% female), born between 1946 and 1964 and attending the cross-sectional phase of the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study (BHAS) between 2010 and 2015, were studied. Prevalence of 21 chronic conditions was estimated using clinical measurement, validated instrument scores and/or self-reported doctor-diagnosis. Non-random patterns of multimorbidity were explored using observed/expected (O/E) preval

SUBMITTER: Hunter ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8359115 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature