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- The study investigates the prevalence and patterns of comorbidity among middle-aged and elderly people in China, highlighting a gap in current research that often focuses on single chronic diseases.
- Utilizing data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, the research found that 42% of the 6754 participants reported having at least one chronic condition, with common diseases including hypertension, arthritis, and digestive issues.
- The findings suggest that hypertension is frequently part of various disease combinations, indicating a need for improved screening and preventive measures for chronic diseases among older adults.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Under the background of the accelerated aging of the population, comorbidity in the elderly has gradually become a social problem. At present, the related studies on chronic diseases are mainly focused on a single disease. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of common chronic diseases, the conditions and patterns of comorbidity in middle-aged and elderly people in China.
Methods: We extracted the data from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). A total of 14 diseases were included, and the prevalence was assessed by self-report. We calculate different disease combinations and perform descriptive statistics analysis of chronic disease and comorbidity status.
Results: Among the 6754 subjects, 2833 (42.0%) people had at least one chronic disease, and 1138 (17.0%) people had two or more diseases at the same time. The top three diseases of prevalence were hypertension (15.4%), arthritis or rheumatism (11.0%), and stomach or digestive diseases (9.3%). Common dual disease combinations were hypertension and dyslipidemia, hypertension and arthritis or rheumatism, arthritis or rheumatism and stomach or digestive diseases.
Conclusion: Comorbidity is common in the population, and the pattern of chronic disease comorbidity is complex. Hypertension exists in a variety of comorbidity patterns, and its screening and prevention should be strengthened.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8071077 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S309783 | DOI Listing |
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