Multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among the older adults in India
Multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among the older adults in India
Health at older ages is a key public health challenge especially among the developing countries. Older adults are at greater risk of vulnerability due to their physical and functional health risks. With rapidly rising ageing population and increasing burden of non-communicable diseases elderly in India are at a greater risk for multi-morbidities. Therefore, to understand this multimorbidity transition and its determinants we used a sample of older Indian adults to examine multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among the Indian elderly aged 45 and above. Using the sample of 72250 older adults this study employed the multiple regression analysis to study the risk factors of multimorbidity. Multimorbidity was computed based on the assumption of elderly having one or more than one of the diseases risks. Our results confirm the emerging diseases burden among the older adults in India. One of the significant findings of the study was the contrasting prevalence of multimorbidity among the wealthiest groups, which diverges from some earlier studies in developing countries examining the multimorbidity. Thus, given the contrasting results and rise of multimorbidity among older adults India, there is paper argues for an immediate need for proper policy measures and health system strengthening to ensure the better health of older adults in India.
Khan, Mohd Rashid
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Malik, Manzoor Ahmad
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Akhtar, Saddaf Naaz
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Yadav, Suryakant
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15 November 2021
Khan, Mohd Rashid
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Malik, Manzoor Ahmad
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Akhtar, Saddaf Naaz
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Yadav, Suryakant
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Abstract
Health at older ages is a key public health challenge especially among the developing countries. Older adults are at greater risk of vulnerability due to their physical and functional health risks. With rapidly rising ageing population and increasing burden of non-communicable diseases elderly in India are at a greater risk for multi-morbidities. Therefore, to understand this multimorbidity transition and its determinants we used a sample of older Indian adults to examine multimorbidity and its associated risk factors among the Indian elderly aged 45 and above. Using the sample of 72250 older adults this study employed the multiple regression analysis to study the risk factors of multimorbidity. Multimorbidity was computed based on the assumption of elderly having one or more than one of the diseases risks. Our results confirm the emerging diseases burden among the older adults in India. One of the significant findings of the study was the contrasting prevalence of multimorbidity among the wealthiest groups, which diverges from some earlier studies in developing countries examining the multimorbidity. Thus, given the contrasting results and rise of multimorbidity among older adults India, there is paper argues for an immediate need for proper policy measures and health system strengthening to ensure the better health of older adults in India.
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2021.11.12.21265083v1.full
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Published date: 15 November 2021
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