Multimorbidity is associated with the income, education, employment and health domains of area-level deprivation in adult residents in the UK.

ABSTRACT: Evidence suggests that there are social inequalities in multimorbidity, with a recent review indicating that area levels of deprivation are consistently associated with greater levels of multimorbidity. Definitions of multimorbidity, the most common of which is the co-occurrence of more than one long term condition, can include long term physical conditions, mental health conditions or both. The most commonly used measure of deprivation in England and Wales is the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), an index of seven different deprivation domains. It is unclear which features of IMD may be mediating associations with multimorbidity. Thus, there may be associations because of the individual characteristics of those living in deprived areas, characteristics of the areas themselves or overla

SUBMITTER: Knies G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9068903 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature