| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: to identify the prevalence of the factors associated with pre-frailty and frailty
of elderly residents in a municipality with a low Human Development Index METHOD: Cross-sectional study with a populational and household framework conducted with
316 elderly people. Frailty was determined from the presence of three or more of
the following factors: (i) self-reported unintentional weight loss; (ii) lack of
strength and energy; (iii) weakness; (iv) slowness; (v) low level of physical
activity. The association between frailty and socio-demographic, behavioral and
health factors was measured using the multinomial logistic regression technique.
RESULTS: The prevalence of pre-frailty and frailty was 58.7% and 23.8%, respectively. The
adjusted regression model showed that the state of pre-frailty was associated with
gender, age group and BMI, and frailty was associated with gender, age group,
hospitalization, functional capacity, and self-perceived health. CONCLUSION: The evidence presented in this study demonstrates more variables associated with
the frailty condition, reinforcing the concept of a multifactorial clinical
syndrome that may result in the loss of functionality. |
