AUTHOR=Wu Tingting , Zhang Yue , Zhou Yaguan , Zhang Zifan , Cheng Yangyang , Liu Xiangtong , Xu Xiaolin 

TITLE=Solid Fuel Use and the Progression of Multimorbidity in Middle-Aged Chinese Participants: A Prospective Cohort Study

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=67

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1605206

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1605206

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objectives:</bold> This study aimed to examine the association of solid fuel use for cooking and heating with the progression of multimorbidity.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> A total of 5,437 participants from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study were included. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations of the independent and joint effects of solid fuel use for cooking and heating with the progression of multimorbidity.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> The proportion of participants reporting solid fuel use for both cooking and heating was 59.0% at baseline. Solid fuel use for both cooking and heating was associated with the progression of multimorbidity (adjusted OR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.19–1.70), compared with clean fuel use for both.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> Solid fuel use for cooking and heating play an important role in the progression of multimorbidity. Therefore, solid fuel reduction should be considered in developing multimorbidity control and prevention programmes.</p>