Association of frailty with functional difficulty in older Ghanaians: stability between women and men in two samples with different income levels.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research to date suggests that frailty is higher in women and is associated with functional difficulty. This study builds on the evidence by examining the association between frailty and functional difficulty between low- and higher-income groups and between older men and women in these income groups.

Methods

This study adopted a cross-sectional design that complied with the STROBE checklist and included steps against confounding and common methods bias. The population was community-dwelling older adults aged 50 years or older in two urban neighbourhoods in Accra, Ghana. Participants were either in the low-income group in a low socioeconomic neighbourhood (n = 704) or the higher-income group in a high socioeconomic neighbourhood (n = 510). The minimum sample neces

SUBMITTER: Asiamah N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11566837 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature