Sara Afshar|Paul Roderick|Paul Kowal|Borislav D. Dimitrov|Allan G. Hill
Multimorbidity and the inequalities of global ageing: a cross-sectional study of 28 countries using the World Health Surveys
Southampton General Hospital|University of Southampton|Southampton General Hospital|University of Southampton|University of Newcastle Australia|Southampton General Hospital|University of Southampton|University of Southampton
multimorbidity defined coexistence two chronic diseases one individual increasing prevalence globally aim study compare prevalence multimorbidity across low middleincome countries lmics investigate patterns age education proxy socioeconomic status ses chronic disease data 28 countries world health survey 2003 extracted intercountry socioeconomic differences examined gross domestic product gdp regression analyses applied examine associations education multimorbidity region adjusted age sex distributions mean world standardized multimorbidity prevalence lmics 78 95 ci 779 783 countries multimorbidity increased significantly age positive nonlinear relationship found country gdp multimorbidity prevalence trend analyses multimorbidity education suggest intergenerational differences inverse education gradient younger adults compared older adults higher education significantly associated decreased risk multimorbidity allregion analyses multimorbidity global phenomenon affecting older adults hics policy makers worldwide need address health inequalities support complex service needs growing multimorbid population