Background Knowing the prevalence of multimorbidity among adults across continents is a
crucial piece of information for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3.4, which calls for …

Background: With ageing world populations, multimorbidity (presence of two or more chronic
diseases in the same individual) becomes a major concern in public health. Although …

Background A systematic understanding of how multimorbidity has been constructed and
measured is unavailable. This review aimed to examine the definition and measurement of …

Background: COVID-19, a viral respiratory disease first reported in December 2019, quickly
became a threat to global public health. Further understanding of the epidemiology of the …

Food insecurity is one of the main factors affecting multimorbidity. Previous studies have
shown that food insecurity may lead to multimorbidity due to person's inability to consume …

Background No clear synthesis of evidence examining household and area-level social
determinants of multimorbidity exists. This study aimed to systematically review the existing …

The presence of multiple chronic conditions (ie, multimorbidity) increases the risk of
hospitalisation in older adults. We aimed to examine the association between different …

Background There are socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of multimorbidity and
its accumulation across the life course. Estimates of multimorbidity prevalence in English …

Objective Previous studies proved the effect of long-term exposure to air pollution or
physical activity (PA) on the risk of systemic inflammation-induced multimorbidity (SIIM) …

Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases are prevalent conditions in developing
countries, such as Colombia. Several socioeconomic and educational factors have been …