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Multimorbidity in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Multimorbidity in the Brazilian adult population: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence.PloS one · 2026Article
- An innovative multimorbidity patient-centered care model in Chile: implementation evaluation results.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Risk factors for severe COVID-19 outcomes in LATAM countries in the post-vaccination era: an analysis of national surveillance data in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Multimorbidity and its association with mental health in an adult population of Peru.Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica · 2025Article
- Identification of population multimorbidity patterns in 3.9 million patients from Bogota in 2018.Global epidemiology · 2024Article
- Risk factors of multimorbidity among older adults in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Influence of comorbidity of chronic diseases on basic activities of daily living among older adults in China: a propensity score-matched study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Economic evaluation of a multimorbidity patient centered care model implemented in the Chilean public health system.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Development of a Predictive Model of Cardiovascular Risk in a Male Population from the Peruvian Amazon.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Experience of living with multimorbidity and health workers perspectives on the organization of health services for people living with multiple chronic conditions in Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Multimorbidity and Sleep Patterns among Adults in a Peruvian Semi-Urban Area.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Article
- Global and regional prevalence of multimorbidity in the adult population in community settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Multimorbidity and adverse longitudinal outcomes among patients attending chronic outpatient medical care in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with multimorbidity in adults in Brazil, according to sex: a population-based cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Multimorbidity.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2022Review
- Racial inequalities in multimorbidity: baseline of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).BMC public health · 2022Article
- Effects of potential risk factors on the development of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and mortality among the elders in China.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the pooled prevalence of multimorbidity (≥2 non-communicable diseases in the same individual) among adults of the general population of Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC).
designSystematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health, Scopus and LILACS up to 1 July 2020. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: The outcome was the prevalence of multimorbidity. Reports were selected whether they enrolled adult individuals (age ≥18 years) from the general population. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Reviewers extracted relevant data and assessed risk of bias independently. A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted to report pooled prevalence estimates of multimorbidity; pooled estimates by pre-specified subgroups (eg, national studies) were also pursued.
resultsFrom 5830 results, we selected 28 reports, mostly from Brazil and 16 were based on a nationally representative sample. From the 28 selected reports, 26 were further included in the meta-analysis revealing a pooled multimorbidity prevalence of 43% (95% CI: 35% to 51%; I
conclusionsOur results complement and advance those from global efforts by incorporating much more reports from LAC. We revealed a larger presence of multimorbidity in LAC than previously reported. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020196177.
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