Association of serum vitamin D with frailty in older Korean adults

Frailty is common in community-dwelling older people, with 10% deemed frail and 44% deemed pre-frail [1]. Frailty increases the risk of adverse health outcomes such as disability, falls, morbidity, long-term care use, and mortality [2,3]. With the aging of the population, frailty will likely increase, leading to an increase in healthcare costs [4].

Source: Maturitas - January 19, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jinhee Kim, Yunhwan Lee, Chang Won Won, Seunghee Kye, Jee-Seon Shim Source Type: research