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Nazar G, Díaz-Toro F, Concha-Cisternas Y, Leiva-Ordoñez AM, Troncoso-Pantoja C, Celis-Morales C, Petermann-Rocha F. Latent class analyses of multimorbidity and all-cause mortality: A prospective study in Chilean adults. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0295958. [PMID: 38113219 PMCID: PMC10729966 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Multimorbidity patterns can lead to differential risks for all-cause mortality. Within the Chilean context, research on morbidity and mortality predominantly emphasizes individual diseases or combinations thereof, rather than specific disease clusters. This study aimed to identify multimorbidity patterns, along with their associations with mortality, within a representative sample of the Chilean population. 3,701 participants aged ≥18 from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009-2010 were included in this prospective study. Multimorbidity patterns were identified from 16 chronic conditions and then classified using latent class analyses. All-cause mortality data were extracted from the Chilean Civil Registry. The association of classes with all-cause mortality was carried out using Cox proportional regression models, adjusting by sociodemographic and lifestyle variables. Three classes were identified: a) Class 1, the healthiest (72.1%); b) Class 2, the depression/cardiovascular disease/cancer class (17.5%); and c) Class 3, hypertension/chronic kidney disease class (10.4%). Classes 2 and 3 showed higher mortality risk than the healthiest class. After adjusting, Class 2 showed 45% higher mortality risk, and Class 3 98% higher mortality risk, compared with the healthiest class. Hypertension appeared to be a critical underlying factor of all-cause morbidity. Particular combinations of chronic diseases have a higher excess risk of mortality than others.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gabriela Nazar
- Departmento de Psicología, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago, Chile
- Pedagogía en Educación Física, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia, Chile
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- Instituto Anatomía, Histología y Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación en Educación y Desarrollo (CIEDE-UCSC), Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Human Performance Laboratory, Education, Physical Activity and Health Research Unit, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
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- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
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Nazar G, Díaz-Toro F, Petermann-Rocha F, Lanuza F, Troncoso C, Leiva-Ordóñez AM, Concha-Cisternas Y, Celis-Morales C. Multimorbidity and 11-year mortality in adults: a prospective analysis using the Chilean National Health Survey. Health Promot Int 2023; 38:daad176. [PMID: 38128083 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daad176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Research on morbidity and mortality often emphasizes individual diseases over the cumulative effects of multimorbidity, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to analyze the association between multimorbidity and all-cause mortality in a representative sample of the Chilean population. This longitudinal study used data from 3701 subjects aged ≥15 years who participated in the Chilean National Health Survey conducted between 2009 and 2010. We included 16 self-reported highly prevalent morbidities. All-cause mortality data from an 11-year follow-up were collected from the Chilean Civil Registry. The Cox proportional hazard model, adjusted for confounders, determined the association between multimorbidity categories and all-cause mortality. Of the total sample, 24.3% reported no morbidity, while 50.4% two or more. After adjustment, participants with four or more morbidities had a 1.66 times higher mortality risk [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03-2.67] than those without morbidities. The mortality risk increased by 10% for each additional morbidity [HR: 1.09 (CI: 1.04-1.16)]. Multimorbidity was common in the Chilean population and increased the mortality risk, which greatly challenges the health system to provide an integral and coordinated approach to healthcare.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gabriela Nazar
- Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, 834-0518, Chile
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- Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, 8370134, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, 8370134, Chile
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Procesos Diagnósticos y Evaluación, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Temuco, 4813302, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Salud Pública, Centro de Investigación en Educación y Desarrollo (CIEDE-UCSC), Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, 4090541, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Anatomía, Histología y Patología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, 4811230, Chile
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- Facultad de Salud, Escuela de Kinesiología, Universidad Santo Tomás, Talca, 3465548, Chile
- Facultad de Educación, Pedagogía en Educación Física, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile
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- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, United Kingdom
- Human Performance Laboratory, Education, Physical Activity and Health Research Unit, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, 34809112, Chile
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Wanigatunga AA, Liu F, Wang H, Urbanek JK, An Y, Spira AP, Dougherty RJ, Tian Q, Moghekar A, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM, Resnick SM, Schrack JA. Daily Physical Activity Patterns as a Window on Cognitive Diagnosis in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA). J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 88:459-469. [PMID: 35599480 DOI: 10.3233/jad-215544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gradual disengagement from daily physical activity (PA) could signal present or emerging mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease (AD). OBJECTIVE This study examined whether accelerometry-derived patterns of everyday movement differ by cognitive diagnosis in participants of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA). METHODS Activity patterns, overall and by time-of-day, were cross-sectionally compared between participants with adjudicated normal cognition (n = 549) and MCI/AD diagnoses (n = 36; 5 participants [14%] living with AD) using covariate-adjusted regression models. RESULTS Compared to those with normal cognition, those with MCI/AD had 2.1% higher activity fragmentation (SE = 1.0%, p = 0.036) but similar mean total activity counts/day (p = 0.075) and minutes/day spent active (p = 0.174). Time-of-day analyses show MCI/AD participants had lower activity counts and minutes spent active during waking hours (6:00 am-5:59 pm; p < 0.01 for all). Also, they had lower activity fragmentation from 12:00-5:59 am (p < 0.001), but higher fragmentation from 12:00-5:59 pm (p = 0.026). CONCLUSION Differences in the timing and patterns of physical activity throughout the day linked to MCI/AD diagnoses warrant further investigation into potential clinical utility.
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- Amal A Wanigatunga
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Eronen J, Paakkari L, Portegijs E, Saajanaho M, Rantanen T. Health literacy supports active aging. Prev Med 2021; 143:106330. [PMID: 33220399 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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From the individual viewpoint, active aging refers to the ability of older persons, depending on their goals, functional capacity and opportunities, to engage in desired activities. This study investigated the role of health literacy in active aging among persons differing in their number of chronic conditions. Data were collected from 948 individuals, 57% women, aged 75, 80 and 85 in 2017-2018 in the city of Jyväskylä in Central Finland. Health literacy was assessed with the 16-question version of the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU-Q16), active aging with the University of Jyväskylä Active Aging Scale (UJACAS) and self-reported physician-diagnosed chronic conditions. Both health literacy (r = 0.40) and number of chronic conditions (r = -0.21) correlated with the active aging score. Linear regression models revealed that health literacy was a stronger predictor than chronic conditions of active aging (β 0.18, p < 0.001 vs. β -0.06, p = 0.030) and that its predictive value remained statistically significant after adjustment for cognitive capacity, number of depressive symptoms, physical performance and length of education. Higher health literacy can enable older persons, including those with multiple chronic conditions, to maintain higher levels of active aging. As more people are projected to live with chronic conditions to older ages, health literacy may help them to cope with illnesses and functional limitations and lead a fulfilling life. These cross-sectional findings lay a foundation for future prospective and experimental studies on health literacy and active aging.
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- Johanna Eronen
- Gerontology Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Research Center for Health Promotion, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Gerontology Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Gerontology Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Gerontology Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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Castellano E, Attanasio R, Boriano A, Borretta G. Clinical Presentation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Older Adults. J Endocr Soc 2019; 3:2305-2312. [PMID: 31745527 PMCID: PMC6853663 DOI: 10.1210/js.2019-00316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background The clinical presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) has changed greatly during the past few decades. Our aim was to evaluate whether the clinical presentation at diagnosis differed according to age. Methods We evaluated retrospectively a monocentric series of 462 consecutive patients with PHPT, dividing them according to a cutoff of 65 years of age. Results No differences were found in the mean serum PTH, calcium, or vitamin D levels. In older patients (n = 212; 45.9%), the urinary calcium levels were significantly lower (median, 205 mg/24 hour; interquartile range, 220 mg/24 hour) compared with those in younger patients (median, 308 mg/24 hour; interquartile range, 233 mg/24 hour). In addition, renal involvement was significantly less frequent (25% vs 49.2%), and bone involvement significantly more frequent (58% vs 44%) in older patients compared with younger patients. The clinical presentation was significantly different between the two age groups, with a lower frequency of symptomatic forms and a greater frequency of asymptomatic forms not meeting surgical criteria in the older patients (44.4% vs 57.2% and 18.4% vs 5.6%, respectively). Osteoporosis was significantly more frequent in the older adults than in their younger counterparts. The most affected bone site was the forearm in older adults and the lumbar spine in younger ones (50.3% and 50.5%, respectively). Conclusion The clinical presentation of PHPT differs according to age, and this difference can affect the selection of management modalities.
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- Elena Castellano
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- IRCCS Orthopedic Institute Galeazzi, Endocrinology Service, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Physics, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Santa Croce and Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
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