Multimorbidity Clusters in the Oldest Old: Results from the EpiChron Cohort.

ABSTRACT: Multimorbidity is challenging for both patients and healthcare systems due to its increasing prevalence and high impact on people's health and well-being. The risk of multimorbidity increases with age, but there is still more to discover regarding the clinical profile of the oldest old. In this study, we used information from the EpiChron Cohort Study to identify multimorbidity patterns in individuals who died during the period 2010-2019 at the ages of 80-89, 90-99, and ≥100. This cohort links the demographic, clinical, and drug dispensation information of public health system users in Aragón, Spain. We saw a significantly lower number of chronic diseases and drugs and a lower prevalence of polypharmacy in centenarians compared to those aged 80-99. K-means clustering revealed different mul

SUBMITTER: Ioakeim-Skoufa I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9408216 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature