Cardiometabolic multimorbidity in Mexican adults: a cross-sectional analysis of a national survey

• DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1380715
• Publication Date: 2024-09-03T04:47:58Z
• Authors: Marcela Agudelo-B...; Claudio A. Dávila...; Liliana Giraldo-R...
• Keywords: Cross-sectional study; Multimorbidity

Background Cardiometabolic multimorbidity is a rising phenomenon that has been barely explored in middle-income countries such as Mexico. Objective This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, associated factors, and patterns of cardiometabolic (2 3+ diseases) Mexican adults (≥20 years old) by age group. Methods A cross-sectional secondary analysis Mexico’s National Health Nutrition Survey 2018–2019 was conducted. Information on eight diseases other sociodemographic health/lifestyle characteristics obtained through self-reporting. Descriptive analyses were performed, multinomial logistic regression models calculated identify variables with multimorbidity. Factor latent classes estimated determine disease patterns. Results The prevalence for total population 27.6% (13.7% people 2 13.9% diseases). By group, 2+ 12.5% group 20–39 years, 35.2% 40–59 44.5% 60 older. depressive symptomatology having functional limitations (1+) statistically almost all groups. Patterns varied among different Understanding behavior at various stages adulthood resource could be used design implement intervention strategies. Such strategies should correspond population’s sociodemographic, health, lifestyle specific each