Changing patterns of stroke multimorbidity in India: A longitudinal analysis of WHO-SAGE data (2007-2020).

Cohort studyThe Indian journal of medical research· Aug 2026

Changing patterns of stroke multimorbidity in India: A longitudinal analysis of WHO-SAGE data (2007-2020).

Jeetendra Yadav, Krishna Kumar, Rohit Yadav … Sanghamitra Pati

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Multimorbidity & PolypharmacyCohort studyQ2IF 1.6

Stroke multimorbidity prevalence more than doubled in India over 13 years.

Changing patterns of stroke multimorbidity in India: A longitudinal analysis of WHO-SAGE data (2007-2020).

Jeetendra Yadav … Sanghamitra Pati

The Indian journal of medical research · Aug 2026 · Q2 in General Medicine

Background

And objectives A considerable proportion of the older populations have been suffering from stroke multimorbidity.

Purpose

This study assesses the trends, patterns, and determinants of stroke multimorbidity.

Methods

We analysed trends and patterns of stroke multimorbidity across three waves of WHO-SAGE.

n = 7,150 individuals

2,410

Results

2,410

per 100,000

cases more than doubled, rising to about 2.4% of older adults

n = 7,150 individuals

More results

The burden of stroke multimorbidity increased steadily, mainly among individuals suffering from two or more long-term conditions.

Prevalence of stroke multimorbidity was much higher among older people aged 80 yr and above in wave 3 as compared with wave 1, a relative increase of around 200%.

More results

An older individual with no formal education showed an increased prevalence of stroke multimorbidity, a relative change of 102% in last one and a half decade.

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Conclusion

Interpretation and conclusions This study demonstrated a significant increase in the prevalence of stroke multimorbidity over the last one and a half decade (2007-2020), which considerably varied by age group, sex, place of residence, education, and wealth quintile.

Changing patterns of stroke multimorbidity in India: A longitudinal analysis of WHO-SAGE data (2007-2020).

Changing patterns of stroke multimorbidity in India: A longitudinal analysis of WHO-SAGE data (2007-2020).

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