Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2025 Dec 5;71(11):e20250997. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20250997. eCollection 2025.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, socio-demographic, and health-related predictors of frailty among community-dwelling elderly Chinese with hypertension.
METHODS: It's a cross-sectional survey design among 338 respondents; the Chinese version of the Tilburg Frailty Assessment Scale was used to screen elderly hypertensive adults for frailty. The socio-demographic data were collected using a self-developed questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using binary logistic regressions at a of 95%CI.
RESULTS: The result of the study shows that the prevalence of frailty among community-dwelling older adults with hypertension in Henan province was 32.5%. The result of the socio-demographic predictors was being a female (p=0.001, OR 3.669 [CI 1.967-6.843]) and living in a rural area (p=0.032, OR 3.487 [CI 1.116-10.898]). While the leading health predictors were found to be a comorbidity of three or more conditions (p=0.001, OR 57.233 [CI 21.883-149.689]); history of hypertension spanning longer than 11 years (p=0.001, OR 10.541 [CI 5.404-20.561]).
CONCLUSION: More attention should be focused on elderly hypertensive women to reduce the impact.
PMID:41370496 | DOI:10.1590/1806-9282.20250997