{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["69"],"submitter":["Kohler S"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objectives</h4>Chronic conditions and multimorbidity affect care needs and prevention opportunities.<h4>Methods</h4>We studied 2,246 men and women aged ≥40 years within the Dar es Salaam Urban Cohort Study from June 2017 to July 2018. Seventeen chronic conditions were assessed based on self-report, body and blood pressure measurement, blood tests, and screening instruments.<h4>Results</h4>Hypertension (51.3%), anemia (34.1%), obesity (32.2%), diabetes (31.6%), depressive symptoms (31.5%), low grip strength (21.2%), and ischemic heart disease (11.9%) were widespread. Multimorbidity was common (73.7%). Women had higher odds of obesity, ischemic heart disease, and high cholesterol (adjusted OR: 2.08-4.16) and lower odds of underweight, low grip strength, alcohol problems, and smoking (adj"],"journal":["International journal of public health"],"pagination":["1606387"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11233465"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Chronic Conditions and Multimorbidity Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Peri-Urban Dwellers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania."],"pmcid":["PMC11233465"],"pubmed_authors":["Barnighausen T","Killewo J","Lohmann J","Paul N","Rohr JK","Kohler S","Kazonda P","Leyna GH","Stieglitz LM"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Chronic Conditions and Multimorbidity Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Peri-Urban Dwellers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.","description":"<h4>Objectives</h4>Chronic conditions and multimorbidity affect care needs and prevention opportunities.<h4>Methods</h4>We studied 2,246 men and women aged ≥40 years within the Dar es Salaam Urban Cohort Study from June 2017 to July 2018. Seventeen chronic conditions were assessed based on self-report, body and blood pressure measurement, blood tests, and screening instruments.<h4>Results</h4>Hypertension (51.3%), anemia (34.1%), obesity (32.2%), diabetes (31.6%), depressive symptoms (31.5%), low grip strength (21.2%), and ischemic heart disease (11.9%) were widespread. Multimorbidity was common (73.7%). Women had higher odds of obesity, ischemic heart disease, and high cholesterol (adjusted OR: 2.08-4.16) and lower odds of underweight, low grip strength, alcohol problems, and smoking (adj","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024","modification":"2025-04-05T15:46:52.823Z","creation":"2025-04-05T15:46:52.823Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11233465","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38988502"],"doi":["10.3389/ijph.2024.1606387"]}}