Higher rates of multimorbidity seen among young South Asians in UK, study shows
A study that looked at two major categories of conditions mental health and cardiometabolic disease among South Asian volunteers in the UK has revealed that women and younger people are more likely to experience multimorbidity.
The order in which one developed health conditions also appeared to matter. For example, developing a cardiometabolic condition before a mental health one was related with a higher likelihood of a more serious health event, like a heart attack or kidney failure, findings published in the journal PLOS Medicine show.
Co-occurrence of multiple long-term mental or physical health condition in one''s lifetime is called ''multimorbidity'', the combined effects of which can greatly impact a person''s quality of life.
Researchers at the Queen Mary University of London sa...
