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Gender Differences between Multimorbidity and All-Cause Mortality among Older Adults
Joint Authors
Roman Lay, Alejandra Andrea
Ferreira do Nascimento, Carla
Caba Burgos, Fresia
Larraín Huerta, Angélica del Carmen
Rivera Zeballos, René Eduardo
Pantoja Silva, Verónica
Duarte, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira
Source
Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-02-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
This study seeks to determine the prevalence of chronic diseases and analyze the association between multimorbidity and all-cause mortality by sex.
Methods.
This is a 16-year longitudinal study of follow-up.
We used sample data of the SABE (Health, Well-Being and Aging) study cohort and mortality data obtained through the Mortality Information Improvement Program of the City of São Paulo (PRO-AIM) from the 2000–2016 period.
Survival analysis was performed using Cox proportional hazard models.
Results.
Hypertension (HT) was the most prevalent disease in older adults (52.93%), followed by musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) (27.09%), cardiovascular diseases (CD) (17.79%), diabetes mellitus (DM) (16.95%), mental disorders (MD) (15.43%), and respiratory diseases (RD) (9.72%).
The highest mortality rate in women was observed in the combination of HT/MSDs/DM/MD (HR = 6.15, 95% CI = 2.32, 16.32), while in men was in the combination of HT/CD/MSDs/DM (HR = 5.72, 95% CI = 1.72, 19.06).
Conclusion.
Similar to previous studies carried out in developed countries, we found that all-cause mortality increased as diseases are added to an individual.
Women and men presented different mortality patterns according to multimorbidity.
Therefore, we suggest that additional longitudinal studies should be performed in order to analyze mortality by sex.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Roman Lay, Alejandra Andrea& Ferreira do Nascimento, Carla& Caba Burgos, Fresia& Larraín Huerta, Angélica del Carmen& Rivera Zeballos, René Eduardo& Pantoja Silva, Verónica…[et al.]. 2020. Gender Differences between Multimorbidity and All-Cause Mortality among Older Adults. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Roman Lay, Alejandra Andrea…[et al.]. Gender Differences between Multimorbidity and All-Cause Mortality among Older Adults. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Roman Lay, Alejandra Andrea& Ferreira do Nascimento, Carla& Caba Burgos, Fresia& Larraín Huerta, Angélica del Carmen& Rivera Zeballos, René Eduardo& Pantoja Silva, Verónica…[et al.]. Gender Differences between Multimorbidity and All-Cause Mortality among Older Adults. Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138669
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1138669