Open AccessSocioeconomic Inequalities in Frailty among Older Adults: Results from a 10-Year Longitudinal Study in the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Emiel O. Hoogendijk,
Martijn W. Heymans,
Dorly J. H. Deeg,
Martijn Huisman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000481943
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , gerontology , medicine , demography , longitudinal study , imputation (statistics) , psychology , missing data , population , mathematics , environmental health , statistics , pathology , sociology
Frailty is an important risk factor for adverse outcomes in older people. Substantial variation in frailty prevalence between socioeconomic groups exists, but longitudinal evidence for the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and frailty is scarce.
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