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Association between frailty and main work during the LIFE: A cross-sectional analysis of the UK Biobank
- Source :
- Experimental Gerontology, Vol 195, Iss , Pp 112548- (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2024.
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Abstract
- Background: The role of main work during the life course in predicting frailty, a typical geriatric syndrome, is still largely unknown. Therefore, with this research, we aimed to investigate the potential association between the main work done during the life with frailty and pre-frailty among participants 60 years and older of the UK Biobank study. Methods: Frailty and pre-frailty presence were ascertained using a model including 5 indicators (weakness, slowness, weight loss, low physical activity, and exhaustion); the main employment status was ascertained using self-reported information. The association between frailty and main work was explored using an ordinal logistic regression model and reported as odds ratios (ORs) with their 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). Results: The final sample comprised a total of 50,447 individuals (mean age: 64.2 years, females: 50.2 %). Individuals with higher qualifications had a reduced risk of frailty (OR = 0.881, 95%CI = 0.83–0.95, p-value
- Subjects :
- Frailty
UK Biobank
Work
Job
Medicine
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18736815
- Volume :
- 195
- Issue :
- 112548-
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Experimental Gerontology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.28dad26347264da1bb85ce4988af08cc
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2024.112548