“…Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge, there are no studies that aimed to identify potential influential factors in the association between multimorbidity and SCC. Several variables such as obesity 19,20 , smoking 21,22 , alcohol use 23,24 , stress and stressful life events 25–27 , depression 28,29 , anxiety 13,30 or sleep problems 31,32 are known to be associated with both multimorbidity and cognitive impairment, and might a play major role in this relationship.…”