Changes in frailty among community-dwelling Chinese older adults and its predictors: evidence from a two-year longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is important to clarify the transitions and related factors of frailty for prevention of frailty. We evaluated the transitions of frailty among community-dwelling older adults and examined the predictors of the transitions.

Methods

A cohort study was conducted among 3988 community residents aged ≥60 years during 2015 and 2017. A multiple deficits approach was used to construct the Frailty Index (FI) according to the methodology of FI construction, and sociodemographic characteristics and lifestyles were also collected in 2015. After 2-year follow-up, the transitions of frailty between baseline and were evaluated. Multinomial logistic regressions were used to examine associations between predictors and the transitions of frailty.

Results

The proportion of

SUBMITTER: Ye B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7146912 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature