Prevalence and incidence of frailty in Aboriginal Australians, and associations with mortality and disability

Highlights • Frailty has been measured in several ethnic groups, but not in Aboriginal Australians. • Frailty in Aboriginal Australians is present at an earlier age than observed in other populations. • The prevalence of frailty in remote-living Aboriginal Australians is very high. • Frailty of Abor...

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Published inMaturitas Vol. 87; pp. 89 - 94
Main Authors Hyde, Zoë, Flicker, Leon, Smith, Kate, Atkinson, David, Fenner, Stephen, Skeaf, Linda, Malay, Roslyn, Giudice, Dina Lo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.05.2016
Subjects
Aboriginal
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ageing
Australia - epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data
Female
Frail Elderly - statistics & numerical data
Frailty
Humans
Incidence
Indigenous
Internal Medicine
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Oceanic Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Older people
Prevalence
Proportional Hazards Models
Frailty
ageing
aboriginal
older people
indigenous
Aboriginal
Indigenous
Ageing
Older people
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Summary:Highlights • Frailty has been measured in several ethnic groups, but not in Aboriginal Australians. • Frailty in Aboriginal Australians is present at an earlier age than observed in other populations. • The prevalence of frailty in remote-living Aboriginal Australians is very high. • Frailty of Aboriginal Australians is comparable to either a very elderly or institutionalised population.
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ISSN:0378-5122
1873-4111
DOI:10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.02.013