Papers on multimorbidity patterns

371 papers12 new in 30 days

Saturday, November 7

Diabetic MedicineNov 7

Multimorbidity patterns and disease co‐occurrence networks in older adults with diabetes: A national population‐based network analysis

Cross-sectional study of 1,408 peopleMultimorbidity

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Friday, November 6

BMC GeriatricsNov 6

Multimorbidity patterns and their associations with sociodemographic factors, lifestyle behaviors, and mental health status among older adults in the frigid zone of China

Cross-sectional study in peopleMultimorbidity

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Monday, November 2

Research SquareNov 2

Heterogeneity in multimorbidity patterns and chronic disease association rules among middle-aged and older adults with cognitive impairment: A dual-cohort analysis of community and hospital real-world data

Stratified Distribution Characteristics of Single Disease Comorbidity for Somatic Chronic Conditions

Preprint: cross-sectional study of 796 peopleCognitive disorders

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Thursday, October 29

Frontiers in Public HealthOct 29

Beyond disease counts: multimorbidity patterns and self-rated health in South African adults–a network analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey

Multimorbidity disease networks in South African adults, overall and by sex and place of residence.

Cross-sectional study of 5,650 peopleMultimorbidity

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Research SquareOct 29

Sixteen-year evolution of multimorbidity patterns and health poverty vulnerability among rural households in western China: a clustering and hidden Markov model study

Preprint: cohort study in peopleMultimorbidity

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Monday, October 26

ESC Congress 2026 AbstractOct 26

Temporal trends in multimorbidity patterns in patients with atrial fibrillation – a nationwide cohort study

Cohort study of 196,536 peopleMultimorbidity

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ESC Congress 2026 AbstractOct 26

Association between LDL-C levels and outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a real-world study

Cohort study of 44,249 peopleHeart failure with preserved ejection fraction

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Thursday, October 22

Journal of Taibah University Medical SciencesOct 22

Selected non-communicable diseases prevalence and factors in Omanis Aged 35-39 years: South Sharqiyah screening program 2023-2024

Prevalence of NCDs and multimorbidity among participants in the NCD screening program in South Sharqiyah, Oman, 2023–2024.

Cross-sectional study in peopleNon-communicable disease

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Tuesday, October 20

medRxivOct 20

Multimorbidity and cardiometabolic clustering among university employees: findings from a comprehensive health assessment program in India

Age gradient in the prevalence of multimorbidity.

Preprint: cross-sectional study of 266 peopleCardiometabolic multimorbidity

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Saturday, October 17

BMC GeriatricsOct 17

From chronic disease burden to cognitive decline: a systematic review of multimorbidity in older adults

Systematic review of observational studiesMultimorbidity

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Friday, October 16

BMC GeriatricsOct 16

Development and validation of a risk prediction model for disability in older adults with cardiometabolic multimorbidity

Cohort study of 711 peopleDisability

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Wednesday, October 14

BMC GeriatricsOct 14

Combined health problems linked to disability in older Chinese adults

Physical, psychological and cognitive disorders together were linked to 4.02 times the disability risk of having no disorders over two years.Physical, psychological and cognitive disorders together were linked to 4.02 times the disability risk of having no disorders over two years.

Cohort · 5,186 peopleDisability

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Saturday, October 10

BMC Public HealthOct 10

Physical activity, sleep duration, and multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study of prevalence associations and association rule mining of multimorbidity patterns

Cross-sectional study of 18,664 peopleMultimorbidity

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Wednesday, October 7

Internal and Emergency MedicineOct 7

Disease patterns linked to kidney decline in older patients

In geriatric wards, a heart, lung and kidney disease pattern was associated with 2.24 times the odds of decline versus two other disease patterns.In geriatric wards, a heart, lung and kidney disease pattern was associated with 2.24 times the odds of decline versus two other disease patterns.

Figure from Internal and Emergency Medicine

Cohort study of 6,755 peopleKidney

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Experimental GerontologyOct 7

Multimorbidity patterns and temporal trends of chronic diseases among community-dwelling older adults: Repeated cross-sectional surveys from 2022 to 2024

Cross-sectional study of 10,000 peoplePopulations

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Sunday, October 4

Psychiatry ResearchOct 4

The relationship between patterns of noncommunicable diseases and depressive symptoms in rural population: a latent class analysis

Cross-sectional study of 20,973 peopleMajor depressive disorder

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Friday, October 2

Public Health Weekly ReportOct 2

Multimorbidity Patterns and Cluster Characteristics Among People Living with HIV in the Korean HIV/AIDS Cohort, 2006-2023

Lifetime chronic disease and multimorbidity patterns among participants in the Korean HIV/AIDS Cohort (N=1,606).

Cohort study of 1,606 peoplePopulations

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Saturday, September 26

Open Forum Infectious DiseasesSep 26

Increasing Multimorbidity Burden After COVID-19 Infection Among People With and Without HIV in the United States: Insights From the National Clinical Cohort Collaborative (N3C)

Distribution of multimorbidity counts by (A) age group, (B) race and ethnicity, and (C) sex, stratified by HIV status and before versus after COVID-19 diagnosis.

Cohort study of 7,500,765 peopleHuman immunodeficiency virus infection

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Thursday, September 24

Research SquareSep 24

Multimorbidity patterns and cognitive trajectories in older adults: functional, behavioral, and environmental pathways-a longitudinal analysis of CHARLS

Flow diagram for participants selection in the study.

Preprint: cohort study of 5,979 peopleCardiometabolic multimorbidity

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Catheterization and Cardiovascular InterventionsSep 24

Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Chronic Disease Multimorbidity Among Elderly Inpatients in a General Practice Department

Cohort study in peoplePopulations

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Monday, September 21

Journal of Diabetes Research Review & ReportsSep 21

The Hypertension–Diabetes Nexus in Jamaica: Sociodemographic, Functional Health and Multimorbidity Patterns in the 2023 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions

Cross-sectional study of 858 peopleDiabetes mellitus

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Wednesday, September 16

Clinical Interventions in AgingSep 16

Oral Multimorbidity Patterns and Determinants Among Chinese Older Adults: A Latent Class Analysis

Flowchart of the two-stage stratified random sampling procedure.

Cross-sectional study of 423 peoplePopulations

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Tuesday, September 15

Public Health of IndonesiaSep 15

Prevalence and patterns of chronic non-communicable disease multimorbidity in an Indonesian adult population

Cross-sectional study of 17,958 peoplePopulations

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Tuesday, September 8

The Journals of Gerontology, Series ASep 8

Global transitions of concomitant patterns and risk factors of cardio-renal-metabolic conditions among the elderly

Computational studyKidney

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Tuesday, September 1

Nature AgingSep 1

Multimorbidity patterns influence mobility disability prevention in frail older adults from the SPRINTT trial

Flowchart of the SPRINTT multimorbidity post hoc analysis.

Randomized trial in 1,199 peopleMultimorbidity

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Friday, August 28

Diabetes Research and Clinical PracticeAug 28

Trends in comorbidities and multimorbidity among adults with recently diagnosed diabetes: United States, 1999-2023

Figure from Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Cross-sectional study of 4,243 peopleDiabetes mellitus

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Wednesday, August 26

DiseasesAug 26

Chronic disease patterns linked to death risk in US adults

The most severe disease cluster was linked to higher relative mortality risk, with a hazard ratio of 3.71 versus the group with little chronic illness.The most severe disease cluster was linked to higher relative mortality risk, with a hazard ratio of 3.71 versus the group with little chronic illness.

Flowchart of eligible and ineligible participants.

Cohort · 28,598 peoplePopulations

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Monday, August 24

Aging & Mental HealthAug 24

Prevalent physical multimorbidity patterns and depressive symptom trajectories among community dwelling U.S. older adults

Cohort study of 9,004 peopleDepression

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Internal and Emergency MedicineAug 24

Age and care needs linked to sepsis deaths in older adults

Among 504 older patients with clinically recognized sepsis, 23.8% died in hospital; mortality was higher when sepsis was hospital-acquired.Among 504 older patients with clinically recognized sepsis, 23.8% died in hospital; mortality was higher when sepsis was hospital-acquired.

Cohort · 504 peopleSepsis

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COVIDAug 24

Comorbidity Patterns, Multimorbidity Networks, and Demographic Factors Associated with Comorbidity Distribution Among Deceased COVID-19 Cases in Grenada: A Retrospective Observational Study

Cohort study of 244 peopleCOVID-19

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