biostudies-literatureUnknown12(10)Jin H<h4>Objective</h4>Caring for patients with multimorbidity is an important part of primary care. It has become increasingly relevant that understanding the spectrum of multimorbidity will help general practitioners (GPs) acquire working knowledge and improve management skills. However, there was little research on characteristics of multimorbidity in primary care in China. This study aimed to identify the spectrum of frequency, proportion and ranking of multimorbidity patterns in adult patients seen at community health centres (CHCs) in Shanghai, China.<h4>Design and setting</h4>This was an observational, retrospective, cross-sectional study analysis of outpatient data of 244 CHCs in Shanghai, China.<h4>Participants</h4>Adult patients with chronic disease who visited Shanghai CHCs during 20BMJ opene048727https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9535180biostudies-literaturePatterns of multimorbidity in community health centres in Shanghai, China: a retrospective, cross-sectional study based on outpatient data from 2014 to 2018.PMC9535180Jin HZhu YZhang HYu DHua MShi JWang ZGuo ALiu WfalsePatterns of multimorbidity in community health centres in Shanghai, China: a retrospective, cross-sectional study based on outpatient data from 2014 to 2018.<h4>Objective</h4>Caring for patients with multimorbidity is an important part of primary care. It has become increasingly relevant that understanding the spectrum of multimorbidity will help general practitioners (GPs) acquire working knowledge and improve management skills. However, there was little research on characteristics of multimorbidity in primary care in China. This study aimed to identify the spectrum of frequency, proportion and ranking of multimorbidity patterns in adult patients seen at community health centres (CHCs) in Shanghai, China.<h4>Design and setting</h4>This was an observational, retrospective, cross-sectional study analysis of outpatient data of 244 CHCs in Shanghai, China.<h4>Participants</h4>Adult patients with chronic disease who visited Shanghai CHCs during 202022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2025-04-19T17:37:39.594Z2025-02-19T00:27:32.116ZS-EPMC95351803619844610.1136/bmjopen-2021-048727