What is the burden of multimorbidity and the factors associated with its occurrence in elderly Brazilians?

ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity in elderly people and its association with sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, and anthropometry. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health Survey, 2019. A total of 22,728 elderly individu...

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Main Authors: Danielle Samara Tavares de Oliveira-Figueiredo, Matteus Pio Gianotti Pereira Cruz Silva, Paula Yhasmym de Oliveira Feitosa, Bruna Cardoso Leite, Fabiana Lucena Rocha, Luciana Dantas Farias de Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2024-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672024000100162&lng=en&tlng=en