Association of Frailty and Malnutrition With Long-term Functional and Mortality Outcomes Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Results From the Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study 1.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Physical frailty and malnutrition are prevalent among older adults and may be associated with functional and mortality outcomes.

Objective

To assess the health outcomes associated with physical frailty and malnutrition singly and in combination among older adults.

Design, setting, and participants

Population-based cohort study (Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study 1). Included were 2804 community-dwelling adults in Singapore aged 55 years or older at baseline (September 1, 2003, to December 23, 2005), with 2 follow-ups at 2- to 3-year intervals (from March 7, 2005, to September 10, 2007, and from November 13, 2007, to December 12, 2009) and a 12-year mortality follow-up to March 31, 2017. Data analysis was from July 1 to September 28, 2017.

Main outcomes a

SUBMITTER: Wei K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324309 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature