A study on the prevalence and related factors of frailty and pre-frailty in the older population with diabetes in China: A national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty and its associated factors in Chinese older adults with diabetes through a nationwide cross-sectional study.

Research design and methods

The data were obtained from the Sample Survey of the Aged Population in Urban and Rural China (SSAPUR), conducted in 2015, which was a cross-sectional study involving a nationally representative sample of older adults aged 60 years or more from 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in mainland China. Subjects with diabetes were included in this study. Frailty index (FI), based on 33 potential deficits, was used to categorize individuals as robust, pre-frail, or frail.

Results

A total of 18,010 older adults with diabetes were included in this study. The

SUBMITTER: Zeng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539138 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature