Table 2 Publications by author, title, multimorbidity and social determinants

[13] Aziz & Sana Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2002, 29(1):4-8

Cancer treatment in Pakistan: challenges & obstacles.

Pakistan

3274

Cancer, hepatitis B & C

Age, sex, socioeconomic status, occupation

[14] Riachy et al. Revue des maladies Respiratoires 2008, 25(3):275-281

Impact of low socioeconomic status on the demography and co-morbidities of asthma.

Lebanon

44814

Asthma, obesity, depression ocular and cutaneous allergy

Age, sex, income, education, housing

[15] Aslani et al. Tanaffos 2007, 6(2):38-45

The Socioeconomic Status and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Pakistan

131

Poor pulmonary function, respira-tory symptoms, incapacity to perform daily activities, mental and cognitive disorders.

Age, sex, education, marital status

[16] Kilzieh et al. (Int J Psychatry Med 2008, 38(2):169-184

Comorbidity of depression with chronic diseases: a population-based study in Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo, Syria

2038

Depression chronic respiratory disease, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, Rheumatism, Peptic ulcer, kidney disease, hepatic disease and obesity

age, residence, ethnicity, Sex, religion, education occupation, marital status socio-economic status

[17] Moussavi et al. (The Lancet 2007, 370:851–858)

Depression, chronic diseases, and decrements in health: results from the WHS

Morocco

4472

Depression, angina, arthritis, asthma and diabetes

Sex, age, residence, education, occupation, marital status, income

Pakistan

6104

Tunisia

5068

UAE

1180

[18] Hosseinpoor et al. BMC Public Health 2012, 12:474

Socioeconomic inequality in the prevalence of NCDs in LMICs: Results from the World Health Survey

Morocco

4472

Depression, angina, arthritis, asthma and diabetes

Sex, age, residence, education, occupation, marital status, income

Tunisia

5068

Pakistan

6104

[19] Khuwaja et al. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2010, 2:72

Anxiety and depression among outpatients with type 2 diabetes: A multi-centre study of prevalence and associated factors.

Pakistan

889

Depression, anxiety, hypertension, ischemic heart disease

Age, sex

[20] Yekta et al. Eastern Mediterranean Health Jornal 2010, 16:286–291.

Behavioural and clinical factors associated with depression among individuals with diabetes.

Urmia, Iran

295

Depression, diabetes

Age, sex, education

[21] Al-Amer et al. Journal of Diabetes and its complications 2011, 25:247-252

Depression among adults with diabetes in Jordan risk factors and relationship to blood sugar control

Jordan

649

Depression, diabetes, hypertension

Age, sex, education

[22] Waheed et al. Journal of the Pakistani Medical Association 2006, 56:243

The Burden of Anxiety and Depression among patients with Chronic Rheumatologic Disorders at a Tertiary Care Hospital Clinic in Karachi, Pakistan.

Pakistan

111

Depression, anxiety, chronic rheumatological disorders

Age, sex, education, occupation, income

[23] Youssef Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2005,11(3):334-348

Comprehensive health assessment of senior citizens in Al-Karak governorate, Jordan

Al-Karak Jordan

300

Mental chronic diseases

Age, sex, education, Marital status

[24] Bener et al. Social Psychiatry Epidemiolofy 2012, 47(3):439-446

Prevalence, symptom patterns and comorbidity of anxiety and depressive disorders in primary care in Qatar

Qatar

1660

Depression, anxiety, diabetes, hypertension, asthma, back pain, cancer, migraine, cholesterol

Sex, age, education, occupation, marital status, household income, housing

[25] Ohaeri et al. Medical Science Monitoring 2012, 18(3):CR160-73

Characteristics of subjects with comorbidity of symptoms of generalised anxiety and major depressive disorders and the corresponding threshold and sub-threshold conditions in an Arab general population sample.

Kuwait

3155

Depression anxiety

Age, sex, education, marital status, occupation

[26] Shiri et al. The American Journal on Addictions 2006, 15(6):468-472

Association between Opium Abuse and Comorbidity in Diabetic Men.

Pakistan

312

Diabetes, mental disorders, opium

Age, socio-economic status

[27] Almawi et al. Journal of Endocrinollogical Investigation. 2008, 31(11):1020-1024

Association of comorbid depression, anxiety, and stress disorders with Type 2 diabetes in Bahrain, a country with a very high prevalence of Type 2 diabetes

Bahrain

275

Diabetes, depression, anxiety

Age, sex, occupation,

[28] Shah et al. Medical Principles and Practice 2010, 19(2):105-112

Prevalence and correlates of major chronic illnesses among older Kuwaiti nationals in two governorates

Kuwait

2487

Diabetes, hypertension, heart disease

Age, sex, education, occupation, income,

[29] Alwakeel et al. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation 2009, 20(3):402-409

Concomitant macro and microvascular complications in diabetic nephropathy.

Saudi Arabia

1952

Diabetes, macrovascular, Microvascular complications

Age, sex

[30] Shera et al. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2004, 54(2):54-59

Prevalence of Chronic Complications and Associated Factors in Type 2 Diabetes

Pakistan

500

Diabetes, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, angina, hypertension

Age, sex,

[31] Maziak et al. Ann Epidemiol 2007, 17:713–720.

Cardiovascular health among adults in Syria: a model from developing countries.

Syria

2028

Heart disease, stroke, hypertension, obesity

age, sex, education, occupation, income and household density

[32] Khan et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2006, 6:18

Knowledge of modifiable risk factors of heart disease among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Karachi, Pakistan: across sectional study

Karachi, Pakistan

720

Heart disease, diabetes, hypertension

.

[33] Zindah et al. Prev Chronic Dis 2008, 5(1):A17

Obesity and diabetes in Jordan: findings from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2004.

Jordan

3334

Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, hypertension,

Age, sex, education, socio demographic

[34] Khader et al. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders 2008, 6(2):113-120

Obesity in Jordan: Prevalence, Associated factors, comorbidities, and change in prevalence over the ten years

North Jordan

1121

Obesity, diabetes, hypertension, low HDL, hypertriceridemia

gender, age, marital status, education

[35] Abdul-Rhaim Int J Obes 2001, 25:1736-1740

Obesity and selected comorbidities in an urban Palestinian population.

Ramallah Palestine

485

Obesity, diebetes, Hypertension, cholesterol

Age, sex, education, smoking

[36] Delavar et al. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2009, 18 (2):285-292

Dietary patterns and the metabolic syndrome in middle aged women, Babol, Iran.

Babol, Iran

984

Obesity, metabolic syndrome

Age, sex, education, occupation

[37] Hollisaaz et al. Transplantation Proceedings 2007, 39(4):1048-1050

Medical Comorbidities after Renal Transplantation

Pakistan

119

Hypertension, visual disturb, Back pain, musculoskeletal

Age, sex, marital status, education, income

[38] Bernieh et al. Transplantation Proceedings 2004 36(6):1780-1783

Pattern of acute renal failure in a tertiary hospital in the United Arab Emirates

UAE

81

ARF, diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease

Age, sex, ethnicity