Open AccessNatural History Trajectories of Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Adults
Author(s) -
Chikako Tange,
Yukiko Nishita,
Makiko Tomida,
Rei Otsuka,
Fujiko Ando,
Hiroshi Shimokata,
Hidenori Arai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series a, biological sciences and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glac130
Subject(s) - life expectancy , medicine , gerontology , natural history , demography , longitudinal study , proportional hazards model , weakness , population , surgery , environmental health , pathology , sociology
The gap between the average life expectancy and healthy life expectancy remains wide. Understanding the natural history of frailty development is necessary to prevent and treat frailty to overcome this gap. This study elucidated the trajectories of 5 frailty assessment components using group-based multitrajectory modeling.