Chronic diseases and multimorbidity among unemployed and employed persons in the Netherlands: a register-based cross-sectional study

Objectives The first objective of this study was to describe the age-specific prevalence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity among unemployed and employed persons. The second objective was to examine associations of employment status and sociodemographic characteristics with chronic diseases and multimorbidity. Design Data linkage of cross-sectional nationwide registries on employment status, medication use and sociodemographic characteristics in 2016 was applied. Setting Register-based data covering residents in the Netherlands. Participants 5 074 227 persons aged 18–65 years were selected... Mehr ...