Is waist-calf circumference ratio associated with frailty in older adults? Findings from a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The waist-calf circumference ratio (WCR) has been suggested as a potential indicator of visceral adiposity. Nevertheless, the relationship between WCR and the risk of frailty remains unclear. Therefore, our study aimed to investigate the association between WCR and longitudinal changes in WCR with frailty risk in older adults.

Methods

We included 2359 participants aged ≥ 65 years without frailty (frailty index [FI] ≤ 0.21) from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey in the 2014 wave. The follow-up was conducted in 2018. We investigated the relationship of WCR, waist circumference (WC), and calf circumference (CC) with frailty using both the Cox proportional hazards model and the generalized estimating equation (GEE).

Results

During a median follo

SUBMITTER: Dai M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10426214 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature