Age, sex, and socioeconomic differences in multimorbidity measured in four ways: UK primary care cross-sectional analysis.

Clare MacRae Stewart W Mercer David HendersonMegan McMinnDaniel R Morales Emily R Jefferson Ronan A Lyons Jane Lyons Chris Dibben David A McAllister Bruce Guthrie

Published in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2023)

Estimated prevalence of multimorbidity depends on the definition used, and associations with age, sex, and socioeconomic position vary between definitions. Applicable multimorbidity research requires consistency of definitions across studies.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
primary care