Lifestyle factors and multimorbidity among older adults (ELSI-Brazil)

Marina Gabriela Nascimento Almeida, Mary Anne Nascimento-Souza (), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa and Sérgio Viana Peixoto
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Marina Gabriela Nascimento Almeida: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Mary Anne Nascimento-Souza: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Sérgio Viana Peixoto: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

European Journal of Ageing, 2020, vol. 17, issue 4, No 12, 529 pages

Abstract: Abstract The objective of the study was to evaluate the association between unhealthy lifestyle factors (individual and combined) and multimorbidity stratified by sex, in a national sample representative of Brazilians aged 50 years or older. Data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) baseline, conducted in 2015–2016, were used. Multimorbidity was defined by the existence of two or more of the 19 chronic diseases. Four unhealthy lifestyle factors were considered: (1) at-risk alcohol consumption, (2) current or past smoking, (3) insufficient physical activity and (4) below-recommended consumption of fruits and vegetables. The association between unhealthy lifestyle factors, individual and combined, was assessed by logistic regression. Among the 7918 study participants, the prevalence of multimorbidity was 75.8% (95% CI 73.7–77.7) among women and 58.7% (95% CI 56.0–61.3) among men. Among women, none of the analyzed behaviors presented an independent and statistically significant association (p

Keywords: Ageing; Lifestyle; Risk factors; Chronic diseases; Multimorbidity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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