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ArticleClinical interventions in aging2025

Association Between Frailty and Albuminuria in the Community-Dwelling Geriatric Population.

Chih-Hsueh Lin, Che-Yi Chou, Tsai-Chung Li, Chiu-Shong Liu, Wen-Yuan Lin, Chia-Ing Li, Chuan-Wei Yang, Cheng-Chieh Lin

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Chih-Hsueh LinSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Che-Yi ChouDivision of Nephrology, Asia University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-4029-9097
Tsai-Chung LiDepartment of Public Health, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chiu-Shong LiuSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Wen-Yuan LinSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chia-Ing LiDepartment of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chuan-Wei YangDepartment of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Cheng-Chieh LinSchool of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-9625-6216

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Aim: Elderly with frailty are more at risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality than the general population. Albuminuria is a risk factor for atherosclerosis, a major cause of frailty. We investigated the association between frailty and albuminuria in community-dwelling elderly. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study for analyzing 1347 participants aged at least 65 years in the north district of Taichung, Taiwan. We defined the frailty phenotype as at least three characteristics: weight loss, exhaustion, weakness, slow walking speed, and decreased physical activity. We collected random urine and measured all participants' albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR). We analyzed the association between frailty and ACR using logistic regression with adjustments for confoundings. Results: The average age of 1347 participants was 76 ± 7 years, and 649 (48.2%) were male. Two hundred and forty-two (18.7) participants were robust, 853 (63.3%) participants were pre-frail, and 242 (18%) were frail. One thousand sixty-four (79%) participants had an ACR < 30 mg/g; the highest ACR was 2825 mg/g. The odds ratio of ACR was 1.12 (95% confidence interval 1.05-1.25, p = 0.001) with adjustments for age, body mass index, estimated glomerular filtration rate, diabetes, liver function, and cholesterol. Conclusion: Frailty is associated with urinary albuminuria in community-dwelling elderly, and this association is independent of traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

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AlbuminuriaFrail ElderlyFrailtyAgedAged, 80 and overCreatinineCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansIndependent LivingLogistic ModelsMaleRisk FactorsTaiwanCreatininealbuminalbuminuriacommunityelderlyfrailty

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