The epidemiology of multimorbidity in France: Variations by gender, age and socioeconomic factors, and implications for surveillance and prevention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robust public health and health system response to the increasing burden of multimorbidity worldwide requires detailed epidemiological examination of its key sociodemographic and geographic determinants. We investigated the role of gender, age and socioeconomic and geographic factors on multimorbidity (i.e., having two or more conditions) in the adult population in France and examined implications for surveillance and prevention.

Methods

We used data from two large nationwide representative surveys with cross-sectional and longitudinal health and socio-demographic indicators, conducted in France between 2008 and 2014. Morbidity counts and frequent dyads/triads of conditions independently impacting mortality, activity limitations, and perceived health were investig

SUBMITTER: Coste J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8986023 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature