Utilization of frailty index in evaluating prognosis for Beijing older adults

VernacularTitle:衰弱指数法在北京老年人健康预后评估中的应用
Author: Li ZHANG ; Zhe TANG ; Lijun DIAO ; Fei SUN ; Jianping WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Geriatric assessment; Frail elderly
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2014;33(11):1223-1226
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the application of related parameters of frailty index,and use this method to evaluate the prognosis of respondents.Methods Evaluations based on the utilization of frailty index was performed in a cohort of 1808 elderly people aged 60 years and above who dwelled in Beijing urban and rural area.And the baseline of this survey started in 2004,and the follow-up procedure was performed at the end of third,fifth and eighth years.The mortality of all individuals was collected and analyzed.Results Along with the increasing age,higher frailly index was expected(r=0.314、0.395、0.405、0.319,P=0.004、0.000、0.000、0.000).Among the same level of frailty index,males,rural dwellers,and elderly people showed a higher death rate than females,urban dwellers and comparatively young individuals.Conclusions The frailty index may be a significant tool for evaluation of prognosis among elderly people.