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Objectives To explore the prevalence of multimorbidity in Serbia according to sex and body mass index (BMI) categories, and to examine the association between BMI and multimorbidity. In addition, this study examined the relationships between the main demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population (age, settlement, education) and multimorbidity. Study design Secondary analysis of data from the 2013 Serbian National Health Survey. Methods This study analyzed data from 13,103 participants aged ≥20 years with BMI data. The associations between BMI, age, education and multimorbidity were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Results The overall prevalence of multimorbidity was higher than the overall prevalence of a single disease (26.9% vs 20.7%). The proportion of participants who reported two or more chronic diseases increased with each BMI category in both sexes, reaching the highest values in obese category III. Odds ratios (ORs) for the prevalence in all morbidity groups increased gradually with BMI category, and the highest OR values were found in obese category III. Males of obese category III were seven times more likely to have multimorbidity [OR 7.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.2–12.6] than males of normal weight, whereas females of obese category III were nine and a half times more likely to have multimorbidity (OR 9.5, 95% CI 4.0–22.4) than females of normal weight. In the multivariable analysis, age (both sexes), low and middle level of education (males), and rural settlement and low level of education (females) were found to be predictors of multimorbidity. Conclusions This study found positive associations between obesity and multimorbidity and between overweight and multimorbidity. Recognizing these associations is of great importance from both clinical and public health perspectives because this could lead to an integrated approach for patients. © 2016 The Royal Society for Public Health

This study was conducted in Serbia, including Vojvodina and central Serbia, but excluding Kosovo. We aimed to assess the level of knowledge and misconceptions about tuberculosis (TB) in the general population in Serbia. A total of 1,129 inhabitants aged at least 15 years old were interviewed. A combination of telephone and field surveys was used. More than 20% of respondents correctly understood the modes of transmission of TB. However, more than a quarter (28.5%) of respondents had some misconceptions about the possible modes of transmission. Analysis showed that the only significant predictors of a correct understanding of the modes of transmission were the education level and a close personal relationship with a patient with TB. The strongest predictors of misconceptions were older age and an urban type of settlement (odds ratio [OR] 1.5, confidence interval [CI] 1.3-1.6; OR 0.4, CI 0.3-0.6, respectively). A total of 33.9% of respondents could not identify any sign of TB and 86.6% of respondents knew that TB could be treated effectively, but only 20.1% knew that the treatment was free of charge. Our study showed that knowledge about TB is not satisfactory in the general population in Serbia. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.

Hip fracture has epidemic character in the world, including Serbia, which is significant for its medical and social consequences on the one hand and economic on the other, taking into account the increasing number of elderly in Serbia. Socio-medical aspects of hip or femur fracture were researched on the territory of Belgrade, within two groups of patients, younger (age 20-64) compared to elderly (age 65+). © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society.

Hip fracture has epidemic character in the world, including Serbia, which is significant for its medical and social consequences on the one hand and economic on the other, taking into account the increasing number of elderly in Serbia. Socio-medical aspects of hip or femur fracture were researched on the territory of Belgrade, within two groups of patients, younger (age 20-64) compared to elderly (age 65+). © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society.