Patterns of Multimorbidity in the Aged Population. Results from the KORA-Age Study

Multimorbidity is a common problem in aged populations with a wide range of individual and societal consequences. The objective of the study was to explore patterns of comorbidity and multimorbidity in an elderly population using different analytical approaches. Data were gathered from the populatio...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 7; no. 1; p. e30556
Main Authors:	Kirchberger, Inge, Meisinger, Christa, Heier, Margit, Zimmermann, Anja-Kerstin, Thorand, Barbara, Autenrieth, Christine S., Peters, Annette, Ladwig, Karl-Heinz, Döring, Angela
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 23.01.2012 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Age Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis Anxiety Biology Cancer Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Chronic conditions Chronic illnesses Comorbidity Comorbidity - trends Confidence intervals Data processing Diabetes mellitus Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Eye Eye diseases Eye Diseases - epidemiology Factor analysis Female Gastrointestinal diseases Geriatrics Germany - epidemiology Humans Hypertension Hypertension - epidemiology Liver Liver diseases Lung diseases Macular degeneration Male Medicine Mental Disorders - epidemiology Metabolic disorders Multimorbidity Nervous system diseases Neurological diseases Older people Population Prevalence Regression analysis Regression models Statistical analysis Studies Surveys Germany
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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