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physics.soc-ph2026

Sequence models reveal diagnosis accumulation pathways beyond comorbidity burden in population-scale hospital data

Katharina Ledebur, Mitja Devetak, Peter Klimek

Aging trajectories vary among individuals of similar age and disease burden. Comorbidity indices, e.g. the Elixhauser index, summarize conditions cross-sectionally, but discard the…

physics.soc-ph2025

Cultural evolution of human beauty standards

Louis Boucherie, Sagar Kumar, Katharina Ledebur +2

Beauty standards shape self-perception and health through social comparison and objectification, while exposure to idealized imagery exacerbates body-image concerns. Media and fash…

physics.soc-ph2025

Generalizing Multimorbidity Models Across Countries: A Comparative Study of Austria and Denmark

Johanna Einsiedler, Katharina Ledebur, Peter Klimek +1

Chronic diseases frequently co-occur in patterns that are unlikely to arise by chance, a phenomenon known as multimorbidity. This growing challenge for patients and healthcare syst…

physics.soc-ph2025

Projecting Multimorbidity and Mortality under Demographic Change and Preventive Interventions

Katharina Ledebur, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Stefan Thurner +1

As populations age, the rise of multimorbidity poses a significant healthcare challenge. However, our ability to quantitatively forecast the progression of multimorbidity remains l…

physics.soc-ph2025

Characterization Of Diseases In Temporal Comorbidity Networks

Yuri Gardinazzi, Roger Gonzaléz March, Suprabhath Kalahasti +7

Comorbidity networks, which capture disease-disease co-occurrence usually based on electronic health records, reveal structured patterns in how diseases cluster and progress across…