Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution Is Associated with the Frailty Status of Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Community

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study explored the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) constitution and frailty status in older adults.

Methods

A total of 3,586 participants, 65 years of age and older, with complete data were evaluated. All received a complete frailty assessment and completed a TCM geriatric constitution questionnaire. Baseline characteristics and demographic information were collected. The relationship between the TCM constitution and frailty was evaluated by binary regression analysis. The consistency of the result was tested by multivariate linear regression.

Results

The average prevalence of frailty among older adult participants was 12.5%. The three most prevalent biased constitutions in the frail older adult participants were phlegm d

SUBMITTER: Ma X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159867 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature