International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 4, Issue 11 | Case Report | Open Access
Luciana Araújo dos Reis*
da Silva Nery SMA1, de Araújo CM1, Mascarenhas CHM1, Ribeiro HCTC2, Valença TDC1, Pereira EFM1, Júnior WMR1, Fonseca RMR1 and dos Reis LA1*
1Southwestern Bahia State University, Brazil
2Federal University of São João del-Rei, Brazil
*Correspondence to: Luciana Araújo dos Reis
Fulltext PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of frailty and identify associated factors in elderly people registered in primary health care.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 218 elderly people (aged ≥ 60 years) registered at two Family Health Units in Jequié, Bahia. Measures such as age, gender, level of education, family income, marital status, presence of pain, chronic diseases, medication in use and nutritional status were extracted from the bio sociodemographic questionnaire, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Edmonton Frailty Scale, Barthel Index and Lawton Scale and anthropometric measurements. The association between independent variables and frailty was verified using adjusted Poisson regression, with prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI).
Results: Frailty was significantly associated with dependence in BADL[A5] (PR = 0.60; 95%CI: 0.45-0.78; p < 0.001), risk of falling (PR = 0.43; 95%CI: 0.25-0.73; p = 0.002) and reduced muscle strength (PR = 0.96; 95%CI: 0.94-0.98; p = 0.001).
Conclusion: The factors analyzed are important predictors of impaired frailty and should be prioritized in health interventions aimed at promoting healthy aging and reducing impaired functional balance.
Anthropometry; Elderly; Frailty; Primary Health Care; Health
da Silva Nery SMA, de Araújo CM, Mascarenhas CHM, Ribeiro HCTC, Valença TDC, Pereira EFM, Júnior WMR. Anthropometric Indicators and Balance Deficit as Predictors of Frailty in Elderly People. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour. 2025;4(11):1-10.