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Prevalence of Frailty in Middle-Aged and Older Community-Dwelling Europeans Living in 10 Countries
The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2009 · Vol. 64A(6) · pp. 675–681
Brigitte Santos‐Eggimann✉(Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine)Philippe Cuénoud(University of Lausanne)Jacques SpagnoliJulien Junod
Abstract
A higher prevalence of frailty in southern countries is consistent with previous findings of a north-south gradient for other health indicators in SHARE. Our data suggest that socioeconomic factors like education contribute to these differences in frailty and prefrailty.
Frailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeGerontologyDemographySocioeconomic statusMedicinePopulationLogistic regressionMultivariate analysisDemographicsActivities of daily livingPopulation ageing
MeSH terms
Age FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesEuropeFatigueFemaleHealth StatusHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysical FitnessRisk FactorsSex Factors
Funding
- European Commission
- Austrian Science Fund
- Office Fédéral de l'Education et de la Science
- National Institute on Aging
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