Association between sarcopenia and frailty in middle-aged and elder population: Findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between sarcopenia and frailty among middle-aged and elder adults remains unclear. This study conducted a cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis to investigate the association of sarcopenia and frailty in the middle-aged and elder Chinese population.

Methods

Our data were drawn from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Sarcopenia status was assessed according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 criteria and categorised into: no sarcopenia, possible sarcopenia, sarcopenia, and severe sarcopenia. A 38-item deficit-accumulation frailty index was constructed to assess frailty trajectories at each visit. Generalised linear regression models were performed to analyse the cross-sectional associations between sarcopenia and fr

SUBMITTER: Dong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11327846 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature