Prevalence and early-life determinants of mid-life multimorbidity: evidence from the 1970 British birth cohort

Abstract Background We sought to: [1] estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity at age 46–48 in the 1970 British Cohort Study—a nationally representative sample in mid-life; and [2] examine the association between early-life characteristics and mid-life multimorbidity. Method A prospective longitudi...

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Main Authors: Dawid Gondek, David Bann, Matt Brown, Mark Hamer, Alice Sullivan, George B. Ploubidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
UK
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11291-w