Calf circumference predicts frailty in older adults: the Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although frailty is a common geriatric syndrome in old adults, a simple method to assess the degree of frailty in a person has not yet been established. In this study we have tried to establish the association between calf circumference (CC) and frailty among older Chinese people.

Methods

We used the data obtained from the 2014 edition of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey; 1216 participants aged ≥60 years were included for the study. Body mass index, CC and waist circumference measurement data, and laboratory test results were collected. Frailty status was measured using the frailty index (FI). Participants were then classified into non-frail (FI < 0.25) and frail (FI ≥ 0.25) groups.

Results

There were 874 participants (71.9%) in the non-fra

SUBMITTER: Xu KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9720947 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature