Multimorbidity, functional limitations, and outcomes: Interactions in a population-based cohort of older adults.

Alanna M ChamberlainLila J Finney RuttenDebra J JacobsonChun FanPatrick M WilsonWalter A RoccaVéronique L RogerJennifer L St Sauver

Published in: Journal of comorbidity (2019)

The risk of ED visits, hospitalizations, and death among persons with both multimorbidity and functional limitations is greater than additive. The magnitude of the interaction was strongest for the youngest age group, highlighting the importance of interventions to prevent and effectively manage multimorbidity and functional limitations early in life.

Keyphrases

physical activity
emergency department
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue