Prevalence of frailty among Chilean older people
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Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia
Concha-Cisternas, Yeny Fabiola
Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana María
Martínez-Sanguinetti, Mariá Adela
Petermann-Rocha, Fanny
Díaz Martínez, Ximena
Martorell, Miquel
Nazar, Gabriela
Ulloa, Natalia
Cigarroa-Cuevas, Igor
Albala, Cecilia B.
Márquez, Carlos
Lera, Lydia M.
Celis-Morales, Carlos A.
Resumen
Background: The assessment of frailty among older people could help to reduce its social and health burden. Aim: To determine and characterize the prevalence of frailty in Chilean older adults. Material and Methods: We studied 233 participants, aged > 60 years, participating in the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017. Frailty was assessed using modified Fried criteria. Thus, people classified as frail should meet at least 3 out of the 5 criteria (low strength, low physical activity, low body mass index, slow walking pace and tiredness). Results: The prevalence of frailty was 10.9% (7.7% for men and 14.1% for women). The prevalence of pre-frailty was 59.0% whereas 30.1% of participants were classified as robust. At the age of 80 years 58 and 62% of men and women were frail, respectively. These figures increased to 90 and 87% at the age of 90 years. The prevalence of pre-frailty increased from 43 to 92.1% among men and from 76% and 78% among women from the ages of 60 to 90 years, respectively. Conclusions: The prevalence of frailty increased markedly with age. It is important to implement prevention strategies to allow an early identification of high-risk individuals.
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