Heterogeneity of Frailty Trajectories and Associated Factors in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936

Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate heterogeneity in frailty trajectories over 12 years in individuals aged 70 years at baseline. Membership of higher frailty trajectory groupings was associated with lower social class, less education, and lower childhood cognitive ability, indicating the potential for future interventions to target individuals who are at the greatest risk of belonging to the high frailty trajectory. Future research is required to continue this line of inquiry by exploring other risk and protective factors, and importantly, to assess whether it is possible to realign an individual ’s membership to a less detrimental grouping of frailty trajectory.Gerontology
Source: Gerontology - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research