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ArticleCureus2025

Navigating Complexities: Clinical Decision-Making in Patients With Multiple Comorbidities.

Muhammad Rizwan Umer, Areeba Asghar, Rubia Mazhar, Baber Ali, Safeer Ahmad Javid, Muddasir Reyaz Hassan, Amna Akbar, Shoukat Hussain, Sana Khan

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Muhammad Rizwan UmerTrauma Surgery, Royal Sussex county Hospital, Brighton, GBR.
Areeba AsgharInternal Medicine, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, GBR.
Rubia MazharFamily Medicine, District Headquarter Hospital Jhang, Jhang, PAK.
Baber AliAnatomy, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, GBR.
Safeer Ahmad JavidEmergency Medicine, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, GBR.
Muddasir Reyaz HassanAnesthesiology, Northwick Park Hospital, London, GBR.
Amna AkbarTrauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Sarosh Hospital Diagnostic Center, Muzaffarabad, PAK.
Shoukat HussainInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Muzaffarabad, PAK.
Sana KhanGeriatrics, Medical Associates Hospital, Karachi, PAK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics, comorbidities, and health outcomes of patients with multiple chronic conditions, focusing on gender-based differences and key clinical predictors such as age, BMI, blood pressure, HbA1c, and comorbidities such as diabetes and hypertension. The sample consisted of 450 patients, with nearly equal gender distribution (50.9% females and 49.1% males). Results showed that the most common comorbidities were hypertension (81%), diabetes (72%), and cardiovascular diseases (48%). Exploratory data analysis indicated that the distribution of most clinical variables approximated normality, and significant correlations were observed between BMI and systolic blood pressure (r = 0.65, p < 0.01). Logistic regression revealed that age (OR = 1.05, p = 0.021) and BMI (OR = 1.08, p = 0.045) were significant predictors of atrial fibrillation. The model's Cox & Snell R

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atrial fibrillationcardiovascular diseasediabetesexploratory data analysishba1chypertensionmultimorbidityprincipal component analysis

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