The Association Between Race and Frailty in Older Adults Presenting to a Nononcologic Urology Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore whether there is an association between nonwhite race and frailty among older adults presenting to an academic nononcologic urology practice.

Materials and methods

This is a prospective study of individuals ages ≥65years presenting to a nononcologic urology practice between December 2015 and November 2016. All individuals had a Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT, where a slower TUGT time of ≥15 seconds is suggestive of frailty. TUGT times, race (white vs nonwhite), and other clinical data were extracted from the electronic medical record using direct queries. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the association between race and slower TUGT times while adjusting for age, gender, number of medications, body mass index, and number of urologic diag

SUBMITTER: Washington SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6495603 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature