Lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity: A population-based cross-sectional study.

<h4>Background</h4>Multimorbidity is associated with poor quality of life, polypharmacy, health care costs and mortality, with those affected potentially benefitting from a healthy lifestyle. We assessed a comprehensive set of lifestyle factors in relation to multimorbidity with major ch...

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Main Authors: Jacobien Niebuur, Judith M Vonk, Yihui Du, Geertruida H de Bock, Gerton Lunter, Paul F M Krabbe, Behrooz Z Alizadeh, Harold Snieder, Nynke Smidt, Marike Boezen, Eva Corpeleijn
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287263
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author Jacobien Niebuur
Judith M Vonk
Yihui Du
Geertruida H de Bock
Gerton Lunter
Paul F M Krabbe
Behrooz Z Alizadeh
Harold Snieder
Nynke Smidt
Marike Boezen
Eva Corpeleijn
author_facet Jacobien Niebuur
Judith M Vonk
Yihui Du
Geertruida H de Bock
Gerton Lunter
Paul F M Krabbe
Behrooz Z Alizadeh
Harold Snieder
Nynke Smidt
Marike Boezen
Eva Corpeleijn
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description <h4>Background</h4>Multimorbidity is associated with poor quality of life, polypharmacy, health care costs and mortality, with those affected potentially benefitting from a healthy lifestyle. We assessed a comprehensive set of lifestyle factors in relation to multimorbidity with major chronic diseases.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study utilised baseline data for adults from the prospective Lifelines Cohort in the north of the Netherlands (N = 79,345). We defined multimorbidity as the co-existence of two or more chronic diseases (i.e. cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease, type 2 diabetes) and evaluated factors in six lifestyle domains (nutrition, physical (in)activity, substance abuse, sleep, stress, relationships) among groups by the number of chronic diseases (≥2, 1, 0). Multinomial logistic regression models were created, adjusted for appropriate confounders, and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were reported.<h4>Results</h4>3,712 participants had multimorbidity (4.7%, age 53.5 ± 12.5 years), and this group tended to have less healthy lifestyles. Compared to those without chronic diseases, those with multimorbidity reported physical inactivity more often (OR, 1.15; 95%CI, 1.06-1.25; not significant for one condition), chronic stress (OR, 2.14; 95%CI, 1.92-2.38) and inadequate sleep (OR, 1.70; 95%CI, 1.41-2.06); as expected, they more often watched television (OR, 1.70; 95%CI, 1.42-2.04) and currently smoked (OR, 1.91; 95%CI, 1.73-2.11), but they also had lower alcohol intakes (OR, 0.66; 95%CI, 0.59-0.74).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Chronic stress and poor sleep, in addition to physical inactivity and smoking, are lifestyle factors of great concern in patients with multimorbidity.
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spelling doaj-art-f6cd1cec76864fb0a8cb7fcf91eeec222025-08-20T03:22:22ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01187e028726310.1371/journal.pone.0287263Lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity: A population-based cross-sectional study.Jacobien NiebuurJudith M VonkYihui DuGeertruida H de BockGerton LunterPaul F M KrabbeBehrooz Z AlizadehHarold SniederNynke SmidtMarike BoezenEva Corpeleijn<h4>Background</h4>Multimorbidity is associated with poor quality of life, polypharmacy, health care costs and mortality, with those affected potentially benefitting from a healthy lifestyle. We assessed a comprehensive set of lifestyle factors in relation to multimorbidity with major chronic diseases.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study utilised baseline data for adults from the prospective Lifelines Cohort in the north of the Netherlands (N = 79,345). We defined multimorbidity as the co-existence of two or more chronic diseases (i.e. cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease, type 2 diabetes) and evaluated factors in six lifestyle domains (nutrition, physical (in)activity, substance abuse, sleep, stress, relationships) among groups by the number of chronic diseases (≥2, 1, 0). Multinomial logistic regression models were created, adjusted for appropriate confounders, and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were reported.<h4>Results</h4>3,712 participants had multimorbidity (4.7%, age 53.5 ± 12.5 years), and this group tended to have less healthy lifestyles. Compared to those without chronic diseases, those with multimorbidity reported physical inactivity more often (OR, 1.15; 95%CI, 1.06-1.25; not significant for one condition), chronic stress (OR, 2.14; 95%CI, 1.92-2.38) and inadequate sleep (OR, 1.70; 95%CI, 1.41-2.06); as expected, they more often watched television (OR, 1.70; 95%CI, 1.42-2.04) and currently smoked (OR, 1.91; 95%CI, 1.73-2.11), but they also had lower alcohol intakes (OR, 0.66; 95%CI, 0.59-0.74).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Chronic stress and poor sleep, in addition to physical inactivity and smoking, are lifestyle factors of great concern in patients with multimorbidity.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287263
spellingShingle Jacobien Niebuur
Judith M Vonk
Yihui Du
Geertruida H de Bock
Gerton Lunter
Paul F M Krabbe
Behrooz Z Alizadeh
Harold Snieder
Nynke Smidt
Marike Boezen
Eva Corpeleijn
Lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity: A population-based cross-sectional study.
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title Lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity: A population-based cross-sectional study.
title_full Lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity: A population-based cross-sectional study.
title_fullStr Lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity: A population-based cross-sectional study.
title_full_unstemmed Lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity: A population-based cross-sectional study.
title_short Lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity: A population-based cross-sectional study.
title_sort lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity a population based cross sectional study
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287263
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