Associations Among Multimorbid Conditions in Hospitalized Middle-aged and Older Adults in China: Statistical Analysis of Medical Records

Yan Zhang   ^{1, 2 *} , MPH ;   Chao Chen   ^{1, 3 *} , MSc ;   Lingfeng Huang   ^{1, 3 *} , MM ;   Gang Liu   ^{4 *} , MM ;   Tingyu Lian   ^{1, 3} , MPH ;   Mingjuan Yin   ^{1, 3} , MM ;   Zhiguang Zhao   ⁵ , PhD ;   Jian Xu   ² , PhD ;   Ruoling Chen   ⁶ , PhD ;   Yingbin Fu   ⁴ , BM ;   Dongmei Liang   ^{1, 3} , MM ;   Jinmei Zeng   ^{1, 3} , MPH ;   Jindong Ni   ^{1, 3} , PhD

¹ Precision Key Laboratory of Public Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China

² Department of Elderly Health Management, Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, China

³ Institute of Public Health and Wellness, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China

⁴ Department of Primary Public Health Promotion, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, China

⁵ Administration Office, Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, China

⁶ Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

*these authors contributed equally