Prevalence of Multimorbidity of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in Brazil: Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multimorbidity is the co-occurrence of two or more chronic diseases.

Objective

This study, based on self-reported medical diagnosis, aims to investigate the dynamic distribution of multimorbidity across sociodemographic levels and its impacts on health-related issues over 15 years in Brazil using national data.

Methods

Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, hypothesis tests, and logistic regression. The study sample comprised 679,572 adults (18-59 years of age) and 115,699 elderly people (≥60 years of age) from the two latest cross-sectional, multiple-cohort, national-based studies: the National Sample Household Survey (PNAD) of 1998, 2003, and 2008, and the Brazilian National Health Survey (PNS) of 2013.

Results

Overall, the risk of multim

SUBMITTER: Shi X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8663437 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature