Association between Life's Essential 8 and frailty among the United States older people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between cardiovascular disease health (CVH) and frailty has not been conclusive. The American Heart Association (AHA) has proposed the Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score as an indicator of CVH. We sought to examine the association between LE8 and frailty among older people from the US general population.

Methods

We analyzed data from the 2015-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and included older people aged ≥60 years. The LE8 score includes 8 metrics (4 health behaviors and 4 health factors). Frailty status was assessed using the FRAIL scale based on 5 criteria. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to assess associations.

Results

A total of 2,511 older people (aged 60 years, with a weighted number of 49,532,259)

SUBMITTER: Zhao N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12307139 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature