Frailty as a predictor of mortality: a comparative cohort study of older adults in Costa Rica and the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is a common condition among older adults that results from aging-related declines in multiple systems. Frailty increases older adults' vulnerability to negative health outcomes, including loss of mobility, falls, hospitalizations, and mortality. The aim of this study is to examine the association between frailty and mortality in older adults from Costa Rica and the United States.

Methods

This prospective cohort study uses secondary nationally-representative data of community-dwelling older adults from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study (CRELES, n = 1,790) and the National Health & Aging Trends Study (NHATS, n = 6,680). Frailty status was assessed using Physical Frailty Phenotype, which includes the following five criteria: shrinking, exhaust

SUBMITTER: Santamaria-Ulloa C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10563325 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature