The Prevalence and Patterns of Cardiometabolic Diseases in Elderly Patients: Effect on Quality of Life | ||
Egyptian Society of Diabetes and Lipidology Journal | ||
Volume 2, Issue 1, April 2022 PDF (69.55 K) | ||
Document Type: Abstracts | ||
DOI: 10.21608/esdlj.2022.455724 | ||
Abstract | ||
With the escalating burden of ageing populations worldwide, including in Egypt, the prevalence of multimorbidity is likely to increase rapidly. Among these chronic diseases, cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs), including hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiac diseases and stroke, are the main components of multimorbidity. It has been demonstrated that cardiometabolic components are strongly associated with adverse outcomes, such as poor quality of life, high mortality and increased functional limitation. | ||
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