Association between chronic respiratory diseases and frailty in Chinese elderly: a population-based longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) have been shown to be associated with frailty, but these findings have not yet reached a consensus. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between CRDs and frailty in the elderly using a nationally representative data from China.

Methods

Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were analysed, including 3309 frailty-free participants followed for three waves from 2011. Frailty was assessed using the physical frailty phenotype scale, and CRDs were conformed by self-reported physician diagnoses. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the association between baseline CRDs and subsequent frailty.

Results

Among participants (mean age 67.07 years, 51.53% male), 497 (15.

SUBMITTER: Guo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752046 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature