Frailty and Its Contributory Factors in Older Adults
A Comparison of Two Asian Regions (Hong Kong and Taiwan)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15475431 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruby Yu (0000-0001-7051-4689, Chinese University of Hong Kong), Wan-Chi Wu (National Cheng Kung University), Jason Leung (0000-0003-3382-9096, Chinese University of Hong Kong), Susan C Hu (0000-0003-2437-5918, National Cheng Kung University, corresponding author), J Woo (0000-0001-7593-3081, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1096-1096 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph14101096 |
| PMID | 28934150 |
| OpenAlex | W2757474148 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 45 |
This study aimed to compare the prevalence of frailty across three Chinese populations: Hong Kong, Taiwan-urban and Taiwan-rural. Contributing factors to disparities in frailty were also examined. Data were derived from the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOs) and Women (MsOs) (Hong Kong) Study ( n = 4000) and the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging ( n = 2392). Frailty was defined as an index calculated from 30 multiple deficits. The ratio of the frailty index to life expectancy at birth (FI/LE) was used as an indicator of compression of morbidity. Frailty was more prevalent in Taiwan-urban (33.1%) and Taiwan-rural (38.1%) compared to Hong Kong (16.6%, p p p < 0.05). Multivariate analyses revealed that older age, being a woman and low levels of physical activity were common risk factors for frailty across the three populations. Alcohol use was inversely associated with frailty in both Hong Kong and Taiwan-urban populations, but not in Taiwan-rural. Living alone was associated with frailty in Hong Kong men, but not in Hong Kong women or Taiwanese people. For all study populations, older age and being a woman constituted the highest attributable factor. This comparison provides useful data to inform government policies
China · Environmental health · Geography · Sociology · Demography · Frailty in Older Adults · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Gerontology
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |