Multimorbidity patterns across race/ethnicity as stratified by age and obesity

Manal Alshakhs; Bianca Jackson; Davina Ikponmwosa; Rebecca Reynolds; Charisse Madlock-Brown

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-13733-w

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Multimorbidity patterns across race/ethnicity as stratified by age and obesity

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Multimorbidity patterns across race/ethnicity as stratified by age and obesity

Manal Alshakhs, Bianca Jackson, Davina Ikponmwosa, Rebecca Reynolds and Charisse Madlock-Brown

Scientific reports, Vol.12(1), pp.9716-9716

06/11/2022

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13733-w

PMCID: PMC9188579

PMID: 35690677

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Abstract

The objective of our study is to assess differences in prevalence of multimorbidity by race/ethnicity. We applied the FP-growth algorithm on middle-aged and elderly cohorts stratified by race/ethnicity, age, and obesity level. We used 2016-2017 data from the Cerner HealthFacts electronic health record data warehouse. We identified disease combinations that are shared by all races/ethnicities, those shared by some, and those that are unique to one group for each age/obesity level. Our findings demonstrate that even after stratifying by age and obesity, there are differences in multimorbidity prevalence across races/ethnicities. There are multimorbidity combinations distinct to some racial groups-many of which are understudied. Some multimorbidities are shared by some but not all races/ethnicities. African Americans presented with the most distinct multimorbidities at an earlier age. The identification of prevalent multimorbidity combinations amongst subpopulations provides information specific to their unique clinical needs.

African Americans

Aged

Ethnicity

Humans

Middle Aged

Multimorbidity

Obesity - epidemiology

Prevalence

Racial Groups

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Title: Subtitle: Multimorbidity patterns across race/ethnicity as stratified by age and obesity
Creators: Manal Alshakhs - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Bianca Jackson - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Davina Ikponmwosa - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Rebecca Reynolds - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Charisse Madlock-Brown - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Scientific reports, Vol.12(1), pp.9716-9716
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13733-w
PMID: 35690677
PMCID: PMC9188579
NLM abbreviation: Sci Rep
ISSN: 2045-2322
eISSN: 2045-2322
Grant note: R15AG067232 / NIA NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 06/11/2022
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9984446740802771

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