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Women, younger people of South Asian heritage in UK at higher risk of multimorbidity: Study
Updated On: 10 July, 2026 04:21 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Researchers at the Queen Mary University of London said that people with South Asian heritage are particularly at risk for experiencing several chronic illnesses together, but no previous extensive research on the factors that contribute to this trend has been conducted

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A study that looked at two major categories of conditions mental health and cardiometabolic disease among South Asian volunteers in the UK has revealed that women and younger people are more likely to experience multimorbidity.
The order in which one developed health conditions also appeared to matter. For example, developing a cardiometabolic condition before a mental health one was related with a higher likelihood of a more serious health event, like a heart attack or kidney failure, findings published in the journal PLOS Medicine show.


