Regional variation in prevalence of frailty in India: Evidence from longitudinal ageing study in India (LASI) wave-1.

ABSTRACT: Background & objectives Frailty is a geriatric syndrome with clinical and public health implications. It represents the state of increased vulnerability. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty by demographic characteristics and geographical regions in India. Furthermore, it also aimed to examine the association of this prevalence with selected health outcomes using data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study of India (LASI). Methods This is a secondary analysis of LASI wave-1 data. A total of 26,058 respondents aged ≥60 yr were included for analysis. Frailty was assessed using Fried's frailty phenotype, including slowness, shrinking, low physical activity, weakness, and low endurance. Descriptive statistics were used to study frailty distribution. The odds ratio

SUBMITTER: Nagarkar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11463242 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature