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Multimorbidity Patterns in the Urban Population in Poland

A number of studies have been conducted on multimorbidity; however, there are different patterns in various countries, ethnicities and social groups. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity (physical diseases) in the urban population in Poland. In this population-based...

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Autores principales: Chlabicz, Małgorzata, Jamiołkowski, Jacek, Sowa, Paweł, Zalewska, Magdalena, Kiszkiel, Łukasz, Ciołkiewicz, Mariusz, Motkowski, Radosław, Kowalska, Irina, Minarowski, Łukasz, Kamiński, Karol A.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10531963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37762801
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12185860
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author Chlabicz, Małgorzata
Jamiołkowski, Jacek
Sowa, Paweł
Zalewska, Magdalena
Kiszkiel, Łukasz
Ciołkiewicz, Mariusz
Motkowski, Radosław
Kowalska, Irina
Minarowski, Łukasz
Kamiński, Karol A.
author_facet Chlabicz, Małgorzata
Jamiołkowski, Jacek
Sowa, Paweł
Zalewska, Magdalena
Kiszkiel, Łukasz
Ciołkiewicz, Mariusz
Motkowski, Radosław
Kowalska, Irina
Minarowski, Łukasz
Kamiński, Karol A.
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description A number of studies have been conducted on multimorbidity; however, there are different patterns in various countries, ethnicities and social groups. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity (physical diseases) in the urban population in Poland. In this population-based study, we examined multimorbidity stratified by sex, age, educational attainment and professional activity. Sixty-seven conditions were identified based on self-reported history (known conditions) and completed examinations (unknown conditions). Among the overall individuals aged 20–80 years, 1422 (88.2%) of the total 1612 individuals, 787 (88.9%) of 885 women and 635 (87.3%) of 727 men were diagnosed with at least two chronic conditions. On average, 5.25 ± 3.5 conditions occurred in the study population. The number of diagnosed conditions per individual increased with age and decreased with higher educational levels, with differing pathways in women and men. Women showed a higher number of conditions than men in the same age groups and educational levels. Only among students, the level of multimorbidity was lower in women than in men. In the other occupational activity categories, it was already higher in women. The level of multimorbidity in employed and unemployed individuals in a particular sex cluster was similar. We identified a high prevalence of multimorbidity in the urban population in Poland varying by age, sex, education attainment and professional activity. Our work may help in the selection of appropriate screening tests based on age, sex and educational attainment in order to recognise multimorbidity based on both known and unknown conditions. Ultimately, it may impact clinical practice, service delivery and study design.
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spelling pubmed-105319632023-09-28 Multimorbidity Patterns in the Urban Population in Poland Chlabicz, Małgorzata Jamiołkowski, Jacek Sowa, Paweł Zalewska, Magdalena Kiszkiel, Łukasz Ciołkiewicz, Mariusz Motkowski, Radosław Kowalska, Irina Minarowski, Łukasz Kamiński, Karol A. J Clin Med Article A number of studies have been conducted on multimorbidity; however, there are different patterns in various countries, ethnicities and social groups. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity (physical diseases) in the urban population in Poland. In this population-based study, we examined multimorbidity stratified by sex, age, educational attainment and professional activity. Sixty-seven conditions were identified based on self-reported history (known conditions) and completed examinations (unknown conditions). Among the overall individuals aged 20–80 years, 1422 (88.2%) of the total 1612 individuals, 787 (88.9%) of 885 women and 635 (87.3%) of 727 men were diagnosed with at least two chronic conditions. On average, 5.25 ± 3.5 conditions occurred in the study population. The number of diagnosed conditions per individual increased with age and decreased with higher educational levels, with differing pathways in women and men. Women showed a higher number of conditions than men in the same age groups and educational levels. Only among students, the level of multimorbidity was lower in women than in men. In the other occupational activity categories, it was already higher in women. The level of multimorbidity in employed and unemployed individuals in a particular sex cluster was similar. We identified a high prevalence of multimorbidity in the urban population in Poland varying by age, sex, education attainment and professional activity. Our work may help in the selection of appropriate screening tests based on age, sex and educational attainment in order to recognise multimorbidity based on both known and unknown conditions. Ultimately, it may impact clinical practice, service delivery and study design. MDPI 2023-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10531963/ /pubmed/37762801 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12185860 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Ciołkiewicz, Mariusz
Motkowski, Radosław
Kowalska, Irina
Minarowski, Łukasz
Kamiński, Karol A.
Multimorbidity Patterns in the Urban Population in Poland
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12185860
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