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Objective
To determine the prevalence of frailty and associated factors in the North West Adelaide Health Study (2004–2006) using the Frailty Phenotype (FP) and Frailty Index (FI).
Methods
Frailty was measured in 909 community‐dwelling participants aged ≥65 years using the FP and FI.
Results
The FP classified 18% of participants as frail and the FI 48%. The measures were strongly correlated (...
Objective
To examine frailty prevalence in Australian older adults.
Methods
Frailty was measured using a modified Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP) in a combined cohort of 8804 Australian adults aged ≥65 years (female 86%, median age 80 (79–82) years) from the Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing Project and the North West Adelaide Health Study.
Results
Using the FFP, 21% of participants were frail...
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