Is there a ubiquitous association between sleep disorder and frailty? findings from LASI (2017-18).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Relatively little is known about how sleep disorders affect frailty of seniors. The study uses Fried's frailty index, to investigate the relationship between sleep disorder and frailty among older Indian adults.

Methods

The study analysed Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (2017-18) data which uses a multistage stratified area probability cluster sampling design. The association between frailty was studied for which the total sample size was 31,902. The principal dependent variable was frailty. Descriptive statistics and cross-tabulation were presented in the study. A binary logistic regression analysis was used to fulfil the study objectives to find the possible association.

Results

The prevalence of frailty in India was 21.3 percent. Older adults with sle

SUBMITTER: Aditi 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10339638 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature