Age and Ageing· 2020Q1· Review

Prevalence of frailty in 62 countries across the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-level studies

Rónán Ó’Caoimh, Duygu Sezgin, Mark O’Donovan, D. William Molloy et al.

1,098citations
Q1SCImago
2020year

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A meta-analysis of 240 studies from 62 countries found that frailty prevalence in adults aged 50+ is 12% using physical measures and 24% using deficit accumulation models (frailty index). Pre-frailty affects nearly half of this population.

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Field: Geriatrics and Gerontology

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