Association of health promotion behaviors with frailty in Chinese middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty as an age-related health state poses a challenge to healthy aging, but as a reversible state has the opportunity to be modified. However, the effectiveness of health promotion interventions currently implemented for frailty remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to explore the association between multidimensional health promotion behaviors and frailty in Chinese middle-aged and older adults, as well as gender and age differences in this association to provide key entry points to address frailty.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using survey data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey in 2018. We included participants aged 60 years or older who had complete frailty index and health promotion behavior items. Based on the definition

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12305983 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature