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Prevalence and predictors of frailty in a high-income developing country : a cross-sectional study
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Amjad M.
al-Mallah, Muadh H.
al-Jiziri, Ahmad
al-Faris, Musa
Holmes, Amanda
Ahmad, Dalia Abd al-Aziz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background: Frailty is a state of vulnerability and a decreased physiological response to stressors.
As the population ages, the prevalence of frailty is expected to increase.
Thus, identifying tools and resources that efficiently predict frailty among the Saudi population is important.
We aimed to describe the prevalence and predictors of frailty among Saudi patients referred for cardiac stress testing with nuclear imaging.
Methods: We included 876 patients (mean age 60.3 ^ 11 years, women 48%) who underwent clinically indicated cardiac nuclear stress testing between January and October 2016.
Fried Clinical Frailty Scale was used to assess frailty.
Patients were considered frail if they had a score of four or higher.
Multivariate adjusted logistic regression models were used to determine the independent predictors of elderly frail patients.
Results: In this cohort, the median age of the included patients was 61 years, and the prevalence of frailty was 40%.
The frail patients were older, more frequently women, and had a higher body mass index.
Additionally, frailty was associated with a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension (85% vs.
70%) and diabetes (75% vs.
60%).
In a fully adjusted logistic regression model, women, hypertension, and obesity (BMI $ 30 kg/m2) were independent predictors of elderly frail patients.
Conclusions: With the aging of the Saudi population, frailty prevalence is expected to increase.
Elderly, obesity, hypertension, and female gender are risk factors of frailty.
Interventions to reduce frailty should be focused on this high-risk population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Amjad M.& Ahmad, Dalia Abd al-Aziz& al-Faris, Musa& Holmes, Amanda& al-Jiziri, Ahmad& al-Mallah, Muadh H.. 2019. Prevalence and predictors of frailty in a high-income developing country : a cross-sectional study. Qatar Medical Journal،Vol. 2019, no. 3, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-935470
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Amjad M.…[et al.]. Prevalence and predictors of frailty in a high-income developing country : a cross-sectional study. Qatar Medical Journal No. 3 (2019), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-935470
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Amjad M.& Ahmad, Dalia Abd al-Aziz& al-Faris, Musa& Holmes, Amanda& al-Jiziri, Ahmad& al-Mallah, Muadh H.. Prevalence and predictors of frailty in a high-income developing country : a cross-sectional study. Qatar Medical Journal. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 3, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-935470
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 7-8
Record ID
BIM-935470