ArticleJournal of aging research2020
Frailty and Nutritional Status among Urban Older Adults in South India.
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- Nationwide insights into frailty: Systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based prevalence studies from India.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2025Pooled it
- Frailty in Critically Ill Cancer Patients in a Lower-middle Income Country-Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Impact on Acute Clinical Outcomes and Postdischarge Health-related Quality of Life: A Single Center Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
- The role of zinc on nutritional status, sarcopenia, and frailty in older adults: a scoping review.Nutrition reviews · 2024Article
- Regional variation in prevalence of frailty in India: Evidence from longitudinal ageing study in India (LASI) wave-1.The Indian journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Developing and validating machine learning-based prediction models for frailty occurrence in those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Assessment of nutritional status using anthropometric index among older adult and elderly population in India.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Gender Differences in Determinants of the Components of the Frailty Phenotype among Older Adults in India: Findings from LASI Wave-1.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Frailty Syndrome and sarcopenia in older adults with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus in the municipality of Sinop, Mato Grosso: an epidemiological study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic vulnerability and frailty among community-dwelling older adults: cross-sectional findings from longitudinal aging study in India, 2017-18.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Frailty indexed classification of Bangladeshi older adults' physio-psychosocial health and associated risk factors- a cross-sectional survey study.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- Relationship between Frailty, Glycemic Control, and Nutritional Status among the Elderly with Diabetes Mellitus Residing in an Urban Community of Mysuru.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of frailty and nutritional status among older adults. This population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 163 subjects aged 60-88 years, from Hyderabad City, South India. Data were obtained on sociodemographic details and anthropometry and biochemical parameters. Dietary intake was assessed by a three-day 24 h dietary recall, and the probability of adequacy (PA) was calculated using the estimated average requirements. Frailty indicators were as follows: handgrip strength was measured by using a Jamar dynamometer, gait speed was measured by a ten-meter length walk test, and low physical activity level, weight loss, and exhaustion were assessed using a questionnaire. Among the study population, 20% of the participants were frail and 80% were nonfrail. The prevalence of frailty is higher in older (30.1%) than the younger (12.2%) age groups, and it is more so in women (32.4%) than in men (10.1%). The lower educational status and income were associated with frailty. The PA of most of the nutrients was low in the frail group. Noticeably, the mean PA (MPA) across the fourteen micronutrients was significantly higher in nonfrail (38%) compared to the frail group (25%). The prevalence of frailty was higher in the lowest tertile of most of the food groups and nutrient intake compared to the highest tertile. The study revealed a 20% prevalence of frailty among urban older adults and provided evidence that inadequate intake of nutrients is independently associated with frailty.
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