Investigating multimorbidity patterns and associated risk factors in the fasa adults cohort study (FACS): A latent class analysis

Mehdi Sharafi; Najibullah Baeradeh; Mohammad Ali Mohsenpour; Sima Afrashteh; Pezhman Bagheri; Omid Keshavarzian; Mohammad Amin Annabi; Fatemeh Nekouei; Mojtaba Farjam

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0335177

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Investigating multimorbidity patterns and associated risk factors in the fasa adults cohort study (FACS): A latent class analysis

Mehdi Sharafi,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Gerash University of Medical Sciences, Gerash, Iran, Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6505-9463

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Najibullah Baeradeh,

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Ferdows Faculty of Medical Sciences, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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Mohammad Ali Mohsenpour,

Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Nutrition Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Sima Afrashteh ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: sima.afrashte3@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4276-2084

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Pezhman Bagheri,

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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Omid Keshavarzian,

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Mohammad Amin Annabi,

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Fatemeh Nekouei,

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Mojtaba Farjam

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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Investigating multimorbidity patterns and associated risk factors in the fasa adults cohort study (FACS): A latent class analysis

Mehdi Sharafi,
Najibullah Baeradeh,
Mohammad Ali Mohsenpour,
Sima Afrashteh,
Pezhman Bagheri,
Omid Keshavarzian,
Mohammad Amin Annabi,
Fatemeh Nekouei,
Mojtaba Farjam

Published: November 3, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0335177

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