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    • Epidemiology
    • Public Health
    • Biostatistics

    Background:

    • UK Biobank is widely used for multimorbidity research but faces criticism for potential selection bias and lack of representativeness.
    • This bias may lead to inaccurate estimates of associations between exposures and health outcomes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare the associations between multimorbidity and adverse health outcomes in UK Biobank versus a nationally representative sample.
    • To assess the impact of selection bias on risk estimates for mortality, hospitalisation, and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized linked primary care data from UK Biobank (n=211,597) and the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) databank (n=852,055), both aged 40-70.
    • Quantified multimorbidity using a count of 40 long-term conditions (LTCs) and assessed associations with mortality, unscheduled hospitalisation, and MACE using adjusted Weibull or Poisson models.

    Main Results:

    • Multimorbidity was less prevalent in UK Biobank than SAIL, even after standardization.
    • UK Biobank underestimated the risk of adverse outcomes associated with four or more LTCs compared to SAIL.
    • Absolute risks for mortality, hospitalisation, and MACE were lower in UK Biobank across all multimorbidity levels.

    Conclusions:

    • UK Biobank provides accurate risk estimates for multimorbidity counts of three or fewer LTCs.
    • For multimorbidity counts of four or more, UK Biobank's estimates of association magnitude are likely conservative.
    • Findings highlight the need to consider potential biases when using UK Biobank for complex multimorbidity research.