Socioeconomic Inequalities in Frailty Distribution: A Cross-National Comparison of the United States and England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this study is to examine differences in socioeconomic gradients (i.e., education, income, and wealth) in frailty by gender in the United States and England.

Methods

We used harmonized data from the Health and Retirement Study and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing in 2016. Frailty status was determined from measured and self-reported signs and symptoms in 5 domains: unintentional weight loss, exhaustion, low physical activity, slow walking speed, and weakness. Respondents were classified as robust (no signs or symptoms of frailty), prefrail (signs or symptoms in 1-2 domains), or frail (signs or symptoms in 3 or more domains). Gender-stratified multinomial logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship between educational att

SUBMITTER: Wilkie RZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520401 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature