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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
卷 57, 期 10, 页码 1776-1780出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02480.x
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frailty; socioeconomic status; neighborhood deprivation
OBJECTIVES To assess how individual socioeconomic status and neighborhood deprivation affect frailty. DESIGN Nationally representative population-based study, the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA), analyzed cross-sectionally. PARTICIPANTS Four thousand eight hundred eighteen individuals aged 65 and older. MEASUREMENTS Outcome was a frailty index (FI), based on 58 potential deficits, with a theoretical range from 0 to 1; exposures were individual wealth and neighborhood deprivation (lack of local resources, financial and otherwise), based on a set of standard indicators. RESULTS The FI score varied independently according to wealth and neighborhood deprivation. The mean FI score for an individual in the highest 20% of wealth and least deprived 20% of neighborhoods was 0.09 (95% confidence interval (CI)=0.09-0.09) and for an individual in the lowest 20% of wealth and most deprived 20% of neighborhoods was 0.17 (95% CI=0.16-0.17). CONCLUSION Frailty in older adults is independently associated with individual and neighborhood socioeconomic factors. Older adults who are poor and live in deprived neighborhoods are most vulnerable. Policies and interventions intended to prevent or reduce frailty must take into account individual circumstances and the broader social settings in which individuals are located.
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