Abstract
Mental-physical multimorbidity (MP-MM) is defined by the presence of two or more morbidities, including at least one mental morbidity. Especially among the elderly it is associated with important negative outcomes like the high burden of healthcare utilisation. This study aimed to analyse the prevalence of MP-MM and associated factors among 6.929 participants of the second wave (2019-2020) of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSI-Brazil). MP-MM was defined as the presence of two or more morbidities, including at least one mental morbidity, and was evaluated using a list of 16 physical and mental morbidities. Frequency description of variables and bivariate association were performed using Stata v.15.2 software. The prevalence of MP-MM was 11.4% (CI95%:10.7-12.2), higher in women (69.4%), individuals between 60-69 years (60.0%), high scholarship (33.7%), with a partner (73%), living in an urban area (88.8%), without health insurance (72.9%), and in an area with primary care coverage (67.2%). A higher prevalence of hypertension (69.8%) was higher in MP-MM individuals. The prevalence of MP-MM is higher and reveals gaps in the provision of healthcare, especially related to sex.