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Patterns of comorbidity and multimorbidity in the oldest old: the Octabaix study
Formiga F, Ferrer A, Sanz H, Marengoni A, Alburquerque J, Pujol R, Octabaix study members.. European journal of internal medicine, 2012-11-24
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Background Multimorbidity is associated with higher mortality, increased disability, a decline in functional status and a lower quality of life. The objective of the study is to explore patterns of multimorbidity in an elderly population. Methods 328 community inhabitants aged 85 years were included. Socio-demographic variables and data from the global geriatric assessment were evaluated. Information on the presence of sixteen common chronic conditions was collected: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, ischemic cardiomyopathy, heart failure, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (COPD), atrial fibrillation, peripheral arterial disease, Parkinson's disease, cancer, dementia, anemia, chronic kidney disease (CKD), visual impairment and deafness. Hierarchical cluster analysis was performed. Results The rate of multimorbidity (>1 disease) was 95.1%. Men had a higher percentage of COPD and malignancy. Four main clusters were identified. The highest value of the bivariate correlation matrix was that between heart failure and visual impairment. These two diseases were included in a cluster with atrial fibrillation, CKD, heart failure, stroke, high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus. Conclusions The large majority of oldest old subjects had multimorbidity. The results confirm the non-random co-occurrence of certain diseases in this age group.
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Formiga, F., Ferrer, A., Sanz, H., Marengoni, A., Alburquerque, J., Pujol, R., et al. (2013). Patterns of comorbidity and multimorbidity in the oldest old: the Octabaix study. European journal of internal medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2012.11.003
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Formiga F, Ferrer A, Sanz H, Marengoni A, Alburquerque J, Pujol R, et al. Patterns of comorbidity and multimorbidity in the oldest old: the Octabaix study. European journal of internal medicine. 2013. doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2012.11.003. PMID: 23186603.
BibTeX
@article{formiga2013-23186603,
author = {Formiga, F. and Ferrer, A. and Sanz, H. and Marengoni, A. and Alburquerque, J. and Pujol, R. and {Octabaix study members}},
title = {{Patterns of comorbidity and multimorbidity in the oldest old: the Octabaix study}},
journal = {European journal of internal medicine},
year = {2013},
doi = {10.1016/j.ejim.2012.11.003},
pmid = {23186603},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2012.11.003}
}
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Key findings
- Background Multimorbidity is associated with higher mortality, increased disability, a decline in functional status and a lower quality of life.
- Results The rate of multimorbidity (>1 disease) was 95.1%.
- The results confirm the non-random co-occurrence of certain diseases in this age group.
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Study details
- Effect size95.1%
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 40/100
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| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2013 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
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| Points | 23 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 23 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 40 out of 100. |
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