ArticleScientific reports2021
Five-year longitudinal study of frailty prevalence and course assessed using the Kihon Checklist among community-dwelling older adults in Japan.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze the 5-year natural course of frailty status assessed with the Kihon Checklist (KCL) and the risk factors of transition towards frailty in community-dwelling older adults. We used the data from the postal KCL survey conducted by the municipal government between 2011 and 2016. The sample of the current study consisted of 551 older adults (265 men and 286 women) aged 65-70 years in 2011. The median KCL score increased from 2 (interquartile range 1-3) in 2011 to 3 (1-5) in 2016 (p < 0.001). Hence, the prevalence of frailty increased from 8.0 to 12.3% (p < 0.001). Regarding the 5-year transitions in frailty status, 68.3% of participants remained unchanged, while 21.4% transitioned towards a worse frailty status, and 10.3% towards an improved status. Of the 507 respondents who were robust or prefrail at the baseline, 44 experienced a transition towards frailty, indicating that the 5-year incidence of frailty was 8.7%. These 44 individuals had higher body mass indexes (BMI) and lower physical activity scores on the KCL than others (p < 0.05), the latter of which was an independent predictor of transition toward frailty in the multivariate analysis. This study was the first to evaluate the 5-year natural course of frailty status assessed using the KCL in community-dwelling elderly adults, in which the prevalence of frailty increased by 4.3%. To prevent transition towards frailty, maintaining optimal physical activity is recommended.
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