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Among 69,178 UK Residents Ages 65+ Years, Frailty Associates Significantly With Lifestyle Behaviors and Depression: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Trends and lifestyle contributions to frailty in US adults aged 50 and older: analysis of health and retirement study data (2004-2020).BMC public health · 2026Article
- Latent Profile Analysis of Depression and Its Influencing Factors Among Frail Older Adults in China.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Background: Frailty and depression are highly prevalent in older adults. However, the complex association of their interlinked factors, including lifestyle behaviors, remains unexplored in population-based epidemiological studies. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between frailty and depression and to determine associated modifiable lifestyle risk factors for depression among older adults in the UK Biobank (UKB). Methods: Data were obtained from 69,178 older adults (aged ≥ 65 yrs) in the baseline survey of the UKB. Frailty status was measured using the frailty phenotype criteria (range: 0-5). Participants were classified into frail (≥ 3), pre-frail (1-2), and non-frail (0) groups. The outcome of depression was defined by participants who had sought medical attention for nerves, anxiety, tension, or depression. Lifestyle behaviors included the self-reported time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), screen-based sedentary behavior, and sleep. The association of interest is examined using multivariable logistic regression models. Results: 29% of participants had depression, of which 7% and 45% were frail and pre-frail, respectively. Significant correlations are observed between frailty and lifestyle behaviors ( Conclusion: Frail and pre-frail older adults have a higher likelihood of experiencing depression than their non-frail counterparts. Meeting the recommended sleep duration (7-8 h/d) can be used as a modifiable behavioral strategy to manage or prevent depression. Further longitudinal studies are warranted to examine the time sequence in this relationship.
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