Combined effect of diabetes and frailty on mortality among Chinese older adults: A follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty and diabetes are two important health problems associated with aging in older individuals. This paper seeks to analyze the frailty in older adults suffering from diabetes and the combined effect of diabetes and frailty on mortality risk.

Methods

The frailty index (FI) model was employed when evaluating frailty among the older adults based on the baseline data conducted in 2009; and death as outcome variables collected in 2020 were analyzed. The influence of diabetes on age-related changes in frailty in the older adults and resulting mortality rates was analyzed. Cox regression and Kaplan-Meier curves were applied to evaluate the influence on the risk of death and the 11-year survival of the older adults with varying diabetes and frailty statuses.

Result

SUBMITTER: Shi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884703 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature