Assessing the Impact of Frailty on Infection Risk in Older Adults: Prospective Observational Cohort Study.

Background: Infectious diseases are among the leading causes of death and disability and are recognized as a major cause of health loss globally. At the same time, frailty as a geriatric syndrome is a rapidly growing major public health problem. However, few studies have investigated the incidence and risk of infectious diseases in frail older people.

The association of cognitive function and its changes with all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older adults.

Background: The association of cognitive function, its changes, and all-cause mortality has not reached a consensus, and the independence of the association between changes in cognitive function and mortality remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the longitudinal association between baseline cognitive function and cognitive changes over 1 year with subsequent all-cause mortality among the older adults aged 60 and above.

Methods: A prospective cohort study utilizing the Community Older Adults Health Survey data.

Cholesterol alone or in combination is associated with frailty among community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Biological markers contribute to the precise intervention across the continuum of frailty severity. Few studies have explored the advantages of biological markers collected as part of primary care data among community-dwelling older adult population and controversy remains regarding the classic biological markers for frailty.

Methods: We recruited a total of 8791 adults with a mean age of 71.