Impact of frailty and its change on urinary incontinence: A longitudinal analysis from two prospective study of ageing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to longitudinally investigate the impact of baseline frailty status and its changes over time on the risk of incident urinary incontinence (UI) in older adults, using data from two large prospective cohorts.

Methods

This study included community-dwelling older participants from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) and Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Frailty status was assessed using a Frailty Index (FI) categorized as robust, pre-frail, and frail. Changes in frailty status were evaluated at baseline and at a second survey two years later. The primary outcome was incident UI, determined by participant self-report. Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to calculate Hazard Ratios (HRs) and 95% Confidence Intervals

SUBMITTER: Gan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12367120 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature