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ArticleSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina

Incidence of multimorbidity and associated factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a cohort study.

Felipe Mendes Delpino, Eduardo Lucia Caputo, Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva, Felipe Fossati Reichert, Bruno Pereira Nunes, Natan Feter, Jayne Santos Leite, Júlia Cassuriaga, Caroline Malue Huckembeck, Ricardo Alt and 1 more

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Article in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. An innovative multimorbidity patient-centered care model in Chile: implementation evaluation results.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Felipe Mendes DelpinoMSc. Nutritionist and Doctoral Student, Postgraduate Nursing Program, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3562-3246
Eduardo Lucia CaputoMSc, PhD. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Postgraduate Physical Education Program, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3515-9308
Marcelo Cozzensa da SilvaMSc, PhD. Associate Professor, Postgraduate Physical Education Program, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2336-7131
Felipe Fossati ReichertMSc, PhD. Associate Professor, Postgraduate Physical Education Program, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0951-9875
Bruno Pereira NunesMSc, PhD. Adjunct Professor, Postgraduate Nursing Program, School of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4496-4122
Natan FeterPhD. Research Collaborator, Postgraduate Physical Education Program, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6295-9792
Jayne Santos LeiteMSc. Doctoral Student, Postgraduate Health Sciences Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4612-7301
Júlia CassuriagaMaster's Student, Postgraduate Physical Education Program, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8352-6774
Caroline Malue HuckembeckMaster's Student, Postgraduate Physical Education Program, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0872-2265
Ricardo AltMaster's Student, Postgraduate Epidemiology Program, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1704-5040
Airton José RombaldiMSc, PhD. Full Professor, Postgraduate Physical Education Program, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, (UFPel), Pelotas (RS), Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6707-814X
Universidade Federal de Pelotas · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDue to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, access to healthcare services may have become difficult, which may have led to an increase in chronic diseases and multimorbidity.

objectivesTo assess the incidence of multimorbidity and its associated factors among adults living in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. DESIGN AND

settingCohort study conducted in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

methodsWe included data from the two waves of the Prospective Study About Mental and Physical Health (PAMPA). Data were collected via online questionnaires between June and July 2020 (wave 1) and between December 2020 and January 2021 (wave 2). Multimorbidity was defined as the presence of two or more diagnosed medical conditions.

resultsIn total, 516 individuals were included, among whom 27.1% (95% confidence interval, CI: 23.5-31.1) developed multimorbidity from wave 1 to 2. In adjusted regression models, female sex (hazard ratio, HR: 1.97; 95% CI: 1.19-3.24), middle-aged adults (31-59 years) (HR: 1.78; 95% CI: 1.18-2.70) and older adults (60 or over) (HR: 2.41; 95% CI: 1.25-4.61) showed higher risk of multimorbidity. Back pain (19.4%), high cholesterol (13.3%) and depression (12.2%) were the medical conditions with the highest proportions reported by the participants during wave 2.

conclusionThe incidence of multimorbidity during a six-month period during the COVID-19 pandemic was 27.1% in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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COVID-19PandemicsAgedBrazilCohort StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceMiddle AgedMultimorbidityProspective Studies

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PMID35507994
PMCPMC9671258
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