Frailty prevalence in Australia: Findings from four pooled Australian cohort studies

Mark Q. Thompson; Olga Theou; Jonathon Karnon; Robert J. Adams; Renuka Visvanathan

doi:10.1111/ajag.12483

Frailty prevalence in Australia: Findings from four pooled Australian cohort studies

Mark Q. Thompson, Olga Theou, Jonathon Karnon, Robert J. Adams, Renuka Visvanathan

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Objective: To examine frailty prevalence in Australian older adults. Methods: Frailty was measured using a modified Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP) in a combined cohort of 8804 Australian adults aged ≥65 years (female 86%, median age 80 (79–82) years) from the Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing Project and the North West Adelaide Health Study. Results: Using the FFP, 21% of participants were frail while a further 48% were prefrail. Chi-squared testing of frailty among four age groups (65–69, 70–74, 75–79 and 80–84 years) for sex, and marital status revealed that frailty was significantly higher for women (approximately double that of men), increased significantly with advancing age for both sexes, and was significantly higher for women who were widowed, divorced or never married. Conclusion: If frailty could be prevented or reversed, it would have an impact on a larger number of older people.

Langue d'origine	English
Pages (de-à)	155-158
Nombre de pages	4
Journal	Australasian Journal on Ageing
Volume	37
Numéro de publication	2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12483
Statut de publication	Published - juin 2018

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The data on which this research is based were drawn from several Australian longitudinal studies, including the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health, the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study, and the Blue Mountains Eye Study. These studies were pooled and harmonised for the Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing (DYNOPTA) project. DYNOPTA was funded by an National Health and Medical Research Council grant (No. 410215). All studies would like to thank the participants for volunteering their time to be involved in the respective studies. Details of all studies contributing data to DYNOPTA, including individual study leaders and funding sources, are available on the DYNOPTA website (http://dynopta.anu.edu.au). The findings and views reported in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of the original studies or their respective funding agencies. The authors wish to acknowledge the contribution of the North West Adelaide Health Study participants and clinic staff. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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© 2018 AJA Inc.

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Geriatrics and Gerontology

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