ArticleBMJ open2022
Long-term health conditions in UK working-age adults: a cross-sectional analysis of associations with demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial and health-related factors in an inner-city population.
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- Long-term conditions and symptom-based disorders - A community perspective.Future healthcare journal · 2026Article
- Sex and age-specific multimorbidity profiles among working-age inpatients in China: a comparative network analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Exercise professionals in extended scope of practice roles: a qualitative exploration of a new model of rehabilitation.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Association between ethnicity and migration status with the prevalence of single and multiple long-term conditions in UK healthcare workers.BMC medicine · 2023Article
- Risk factors for the progression to multimorbidity among UK urban working-age adults. A community cohort study.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo study the overall disease prevalence, and associations between demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial, and health-related factors, and self-reporting one or more long-term health conditions (LTCs) in a working-age inner-city population.
designCross-sectional household-based survey with a follow-up timepoint.
settingSouth-East London Community Health survey data.
participants893 adults aged 16-64 years living in Lambeth and Southwark, London. OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence estimates of individual and multiple LTCs. Multinomial logistic regression was used to analyse the association of demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial and health-related indicators with having one and multiple LTCs at two timepoints.
resultsMore than one third of participants reported at least one LTC, with the most prevalent being musculoskeletal conditions and asthma. The prevalence of one LTC at both timepoints was 20.6% and 21.4%, and of multimorbidity was 14.0% and 16.4%. At both timepoints, the 35-44 age group showed the largest increase in prevalence of one LTC compared with the preceding age group (16-34). After adjusting for age and gender, small social networks and a larger number of stressful life events were associated with increased risk of having both one and multiple LTCs. The risk of multimorbidity was greater than for initial LTCs for small social networks (3.8 (95% CI: 1.8 to 7.8) compared with 2.0 (95% CI: 1.0 to 3.9)), and three to five stressful life events (3.0 (95% CI: 1.7 to 5.3) compared with 1.5 (95% CI 1.0 to 2.2)).
conclusionsIn this study, the prevalence of multimorbidity increased more than the prevalence of one LTC between the two timepoints, indicating a progression of the overall disease prevalence over time. The 35-44 age group showed the greatest increase in the number of initial LTCs which support health-promotion interventions targeting younger age groups. Focusing on increasing social support networks and treating the psychological impact of stressful life events may also be of benefit.
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