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Outpatient visits and hospitalisations in the preceding 12 months were the secondary outcomes. Associations with MLTC were estimated using Tobit regression for quality of life and Poisson regression for healthcare utilisation, adjusting for sociodemographic, socio-economic and behavioural factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MLTC prevalence rose from 19.2% to 24.4% between waves and was highest among adults aged 60 years and older, women, urban residents and the wealthiest quintile. Hypertension\u2013cataracts, hypertension\u2013arthritis and hypertension\u2013diabetes were the most prevalent dyads. Depression\u2013chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and depression\u2013stroke combinations had the poorest quality of life. Physical and functional domains declined most as MLTC increased, while the financial domain remained stable. Compared with adults without chronic conditions, WHOQoL-8 scores fell in a stepwise pattern with one, two and three or more conditions (\u20132.6, \u20135.1 and \u20136.7 points in 2015; \u20133.3, \u20135.6 and \u20137.9 in 2019\u20132020; all p&lt;0.001). The COPD\u2013stroke combination had the highest outpatient use, and depression\u2013angina the highest hospitalisation rate. Healthcare use rose incrementally with condition count (p&lt;0.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MLTC are rising in India and are associated with poorer quality of life and higher healthcare use. High-burden combinations, particularly depression\u2013COPD, depression\u2013stroke, COPD\u2013stroke and depression\u2013angina, warrant targeted interventions to improve quality of life and manage rising healthcare demands.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2026-116399","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,11]],"date-time":"2026-08-11T12:05:41Z","timestamp":1786449941000},"page":"e116399","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Multiple long-term conditions and their association with quality of life and healthcare utilisation among adults in India: a cross-sectional analysis of WHO SAGE Waves 2 and 3"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3185-9638","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amrit","family":"Banstola","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sayem","family":"Ahmed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7854-6957","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"M Swathi","family":"Shenoy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3929-235X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Priti","family":"Gupta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dimple","family":"Kondal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Radhika","family":"Bhagat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shifalika","family":"Goenka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kamlesh","family":"Khunti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Leicester, Leicester, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3172-834X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dorairaj","family":"Prabhakaran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sailesh","family":"Mohan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1009-8553","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Subhash","family":"Pokhrel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026081105051552000_16.8.e116399.1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.p2327"},{"key":"2026081105051552000_16.8.e116399.2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pmed.1004229","article-title":"Multimorbidity: Addressing the next global pandemic","volume":"20","year":"2023","journal-title":"PLoS Med"},{"key":"2026081105051552000_16.8.e116399.3","unstructured":"NIHR Evidence . 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