The Prevalence of Frailty Using Three Different Frailty Measurements in Two Finnish Cohorts Born Before and After the Second World War.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To study the prevalence of frailty and its relationship to mortality in cohorts born before and after the Second World War using three different frailty measures.

Methods

Cross-sectional data from two cohorts born in 1935 (n=593) and 1945 (n=714) were studied for frailty at the mean age of 70.7 (SD 1.8) years. Frailty was measured using the Frailty Phenotype (FP), the Frail Scale (FS) and the 74-item Frailty Index (FI>0.21 denoted frailty). Information on socioeconomic factors was obtained via a study questionnaire and the data on mortality were obtained from the Population Information System.

Results

The prevalence of frailty by FI was more common in the older 1935 cohort than in the 1945 cohort (p<0.001). The percentage of robust subjects was higher in bo

SUBMITTER: Koivukangas MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12280578 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature