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A frail/pre-frail prevalence of 14% according to the FRAIL (acronym for Fatigue, Resistance, Aerobic, Illnesses, and Loss of weight) instrument was found among 572 rural community-dwelling persons over 60 years of age from Labastide-Murat in France.
The pre-frail prevalence that was found (53%) is consistent with previous studies using the same criteria in similar populations, such as Mexican Americans (47.6%) [ 35], rural and sub-urban communities in the United States (53.1%) [ 36], and rural and urban Spanish-speaking populations (42%-45 42%-45 10].
Prevalence of these factors was also higher in the frail group (prevalence in frail vs non-frail group was 24% vs 16% for obesity, 46% vs 31% for high waist circumference, 20% vs 11% for low HDL-C and 78% vs 65% for hypertension).
Prevalence of these factors was also higher in those with frailty (prevalence in frail vs non-frail groups was 46% vs 31% for high waist circumference, 20% vs 11% for low HDL and 78% vs 65% for hypertension).
In respect of frailty prevalence, our data on frail and prefrail individuals was higher than those obtained in other studies that used Fried's criteria.
Another study by Collard (2010) found a 21.3%% prevalence of frail elderly among depressed individuals.
In general, studies have been limited to the indication of depression prevalence among frail elderly or frailty among depressed elderly, with few initiatives seeking to ascertain the most characteristic depressive symptoms of the syndrome, as evidenced in the studies of Schuurmans et al. (2004), Puts (2006), Nascimento (2011), St. John et al. (2013) and Collard et al. (2013).
Data on xerostomia prevalence in frail and institutionalized elderly patients are scarce as well.
With respect to frailty condition, the mean CHS total score was 1.37 (SD =1.00, range: 0 4) with a prevalence of frail individuals of 12.7% (n=34, CHS score ≥3).
The mean TFI total score was 4.40 (SD =2.56, range: 0 12) with a prevalence of frail individuals of 44.6% (n=119, TFI score ≥5).
In a systematic review considering Fried et al's phenotype, also used in this study, the prevalence of frail individuals was 9.9%9595% CI: 9.6%–10.2%) and 44.2% (95% CI: 44.2%–44.7%) to pre-frail, 23 which is very similar to the levels of prevalence that were observed in the current study.
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