Socioeconomic Inequalities in Frailty among Older Adults: Results from a 10-Year Longitudinal Study in the Netherlands

Background: Frailty is an important risk factor for adverse outcomes in older people. Substantial variation in frailty prevalence between socioeconomic groups exists, but longitudinal evidence for the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and frailty is scarce. Objective: To investigate the course of socioeconomic inequalities in frailty among older adults during 10 years of follow-up. Methods: Data were used from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ( n = 1,509). Frailty was measured with the functional domains approach, based on deficiencies in four domains: physical, nutritive,... Mehr ...