Frailty in the elderly: prevalence and associated factors.

Objective: to know the prevalence and factors associated with frailty in elderly assisted by the Centro Mais Vida de Referência em Assistência à Saúde do Idoso (Mais Vida Health Reference Center for the Elderly) in the North of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Method: cross-sectional study, with sampling by convenience. Data collection occurred in 2015.