Overweight and Obesity and Multimorbidity in Community-Living Older Persons in the Philippines
The results of this study highlight the importance of overweight/obesity as a determinant of multimorbidity. Future research should look into gender differences in risk factors and multimorbidity patterns.
Authors
- Maria Stella T. Giron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8800-0782)
- Saturio Vega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5034-0140)
Institutions
- Institute on Aging (US)
- University of the Philippines Manila (PH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15605/jafes.040.02.05
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development