Correlation between Body Mass Index and Frailty for Community Aged People in Zhengzhou, Henan, China

VernacularTitle:郑州市社区老年人体质量指数与虚弱的相关性
Author: Xiaoyue SONG ; Lingling HUANG ; Weihong ZHANG
Keywords: community; aged people; body mass index; frailty
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2017;23(8):976-979
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and frailty among community aged people. Methods A total of 1571 aged people in two communities in Zhengzhou, Henan, China were recruited by convenience sampling method. They were divided into normal group, overweight group and obesity group according to BMI, and were assessed with Fried Frailty Criteria. Results The rates of overweight and obesity were 38.6%and 10.9%, respectively. There was significant difference in the level of frailty among dif-ferent groups (χ2=86.659, P<0.001). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that overweight and obesity were independent risk fac-tors of pre-frailty (P<0.05), and obesity was the independent risk factor of frailty (P<0.05). Conclusion The prevalence of overweight and obesity was higher in community aged people in Zhengzhou, and normal BMI was important to postpone the process of frailty.