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March 15, 2026MedicineOpen Access

Comorbidity patterns of chronic respiratory diseases in older Chinese adults: A repeated cross-sectional study from CHARLS

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KWKai WenXHXin HuangXLXu Liao

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Repeated cross-sectional analysis shows rising multimorbidity rates in older Chinese adults, indicating links to hypertension, diabetes, and healthcare utilization.

Key Points

  • This research aims to identify multimorbidity patterns and determinants related to chronic respiratory diseases in older Chinese adults.
  • Analyzed data from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2011–2020)
  • Utilized hierarchical clustering and Apriori association rules
  • Employed multivariable logistic regression to assess biopsychosocial-behavioral correlates.
  • Multimorbidity increased from 12.39% to 24.92% from 2011 to 2020
  • Chronic respiratory diseases were central within multimorbidity networks
  • Asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases co-occurred frequently with hypertension and diabetes
  • Lower educational attainment, smoking, and poor sleep quality were linked to higher multimorbidity risk.

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Wen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b606ea83145bc643d1d77fhttps://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000048003
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