Why the study?
Do unhealthy lifestyle factors increase the likelihood of multimorbidity in adults aged 45 years and older?
Do unhealthy lifestyle factors increase the likelihood of multimorbidity in adults aged 45 years and older?
The accumulation of unhealthy lifestyle factors is associated with a progressively increased likelihood of multimorbidity, with a lower threshold of harm observed in women compared to men.
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May support sex-stratified lifestyle counseling in middle-aged adults; leaves open causality and optimal thresholds for prospective confirmation.
Fortin et al. (2014) studied this question.
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