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associations multimorbidity income hospital admission investigated population samples 3 widely differing health care systems scotland n 36921 china n 162464 hong kong n 29187 multimorbidity increased odds admissions 3 settings scotland poorer people likely admitted adjusted odds ratio aor 162 95 ci 141186 lowest income group vs highest whereas china showed opposite aor 058 95 ci 056060 hong kong poorer people likely admitted public hospitals aor 168 95 ci 136207 less likely admitted private ones aor 018 95 ci 013025 strategies improve equitable health care consider impact socioeconomic deprivation use health care resources particularly among populations prevalent multimorbidity