Frailty and associated risk factors in patients with Sjogren's disease: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of frailty and to identify its associated risk factors in hospitalized patients with Sjögren's disease (SjD).

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among hospitalized SjD patients at Xuanwu Hospital between August 2022 and October 2024. Frailty was evaluated using the Fried Frailty Phenotype, which comprises five components: unintentional weight loss, self-reported exhaustion, low physical activity, slowness, and weakness. Based on established criteria, patients were categorized as frail (≥3 criteria), pre-frail (1-2 criteria), or robust (0 criteria).

Results

A total of 180 patients were included in the final analysis. The prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty was 27% and 49%, respectively. Multivariate

SUBMITTER: Tian Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12757420 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature