The association between frailty and body composition among the elderly: Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS)

Background This study aims to assess the possible relationship between frailty and anthropometric indices in older adults using data from the first phase of the Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS). Methods In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the association between frailty (Frailty index...

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Published in:Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders 2023-12, Vol.23 (1), p.967-976
Main Authors: Eslami, Maysa, Fakhrzadeh, Hossein, Pourghazi, Farzad, Moodi, Mitra, Sajadi Hezaveh, Zohreh, Arzaghi, Seyed Masoud, Khodabakhshi, Huriye, Khorashadizadeh, Masoumeh, Ejtahed, Hanieh-Sadat, Sharifi, Farshad
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Language:English
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Body composition
Demographic aspects
Diabetes
Endocrinology
Frail elderly
Health aspects
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metabolic Diseases
Physiological aspects
Research Article
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Summary:Background This study aims to assess the possible relationship between frailty and anthropometric indices in older adults using data from the first phase of the Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS). Methods In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the association between frailty (Frailty index (FI) and Fried frailty phenotype) and body composition indices in 1364 participants aged ≥ 60 years (September 2018 to April 2019). Analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA and ordinal logistic regression. Results Participants were categorized as frail (n = 164), non-frail (n = 415), and pre-frail (n = 785) based on FI. A significant positive association was observed between the frailty and body mass index (BMI) (OR: 1.04, 95% CI:1.01- 1.07), waist circumference (WC) (OR: 1.02, 95% CI: 1.01- 1.03), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) (OR: 2.36, 95% CI 1.05- 5.27) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) (OR: 1.27, 95%CI: 1.09- 1.47). Body shape index, body roundness index, and body adiposity index showed no significant association with frailty. Moreover, a BMI greater than 29 kg/m 2 increased the odds of frailty and prefrailty by 79% (OR = 1.79, 95%CI = 1.30- 2.46, P 
ISSN:2251-6581
2251-6581
DOI:10.1007/s40200-023-01373-4