Prevalence and factors associated with multimorbidity among older adults in Malaysia: a population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the prevalence and factors associated with multimorbidity among community-dwelling older adults in Malaysia.

Design

A population-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

13 states and 3 Federal Territories in Malaysia.

Participants

A total of 3966 adults aged 60 years and above were extracted from the nationwide National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2018 data set.

Primary outcome measures

Multimorbidity was defined as co-occurrence of at least two known chronic non-communicable diseases in the same individual. The chronic diseases included hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia and cancer.

Results

The prevalence of multimorbidity among Malaysian older adults was 40.6% (95% CI: 37.9 to 43.3). The factors ass

SUBMITTER: Shariff Ghazali S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8529977 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature