Frailty prevalence and associated factors in the Mexican health and aging study: A comparison of the frailty index and the phenotype.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is a relatively new phenomenon described mainly in the older population. There are a number of different tools that aim at categorizing an older adult as frail. Two of the main tools for this purpose are the Fried's frailty phenotype (FFP) and the frailty index (FI). The aim of this report is to determine the prevalence of frailty and associated factors using both FFP and the FI.

Methods

Secondary analysis of 1108 individuals aged 60 or older is participating in the third (2012) wave from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). The FFP and the FI were constructed and a set of variables from different domains were used to explore associations. Domains included were: socio-demographic, health-related, and psychological factors. Regarding prevalence, conco

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Pena C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5497729 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature