Prevalence of Chronic Diseases and Multimorbidity Among the Elderly Population in Sweden

Autor:	Anita Karp, Bengt Winblad, Alessandra Marengoni, Laura Fratiglioni
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Research and Practice multimorbidity Health Status Population Comorbidity Elderly population Prevalence Health Status Indicators Humans Medicine Multimorbidity education Socioeconomic status Aged Aged 80 and over Sweden education.field_of_study business.industry Mental Disorders Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Mental health Chronic disorders older persons Mental Health Socioeconomic Factors Cardiovascular Diseases Chronic Disease Female business Demography
Zdroj:	American Journal of Public Health. 98:1198-1200
ISSN:	1541-0048 0090-0036
DOI:	10.2105/ajph.2007.121137
Popis:	We explored the role of age, gender, and socioeconomic status in the occurrence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity in 1099 elderly participants in the Kungsholmen Project. Cardiovascular and mental diseases were the most common chronic disorders. Of the participants, 55% had multimorbidity. Advanced age, female gender, and lower education were independently associated with a more than 50% increased risk for multimorbidity. Multimorbidity is the most common clinical picture of the elderly and may be increased by unhealthy behaviors linked to education.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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