Background Frailty is an age-related condition that implies a vulnerability status affecting
quality of life and independence of the elderly. Physical fitness is closely related to frailty, as …

Background As the population ages, the prevalence and clinical importance of frailty are
increasing. There have been few published studies about frailty in developing world. This …

Introduction. Frailty is a condition in older adults with decreased physical and cognitive
performance that can affect health outcomes associated with fracture, disability, and falls …

Sarcopenia is a condition in which there is a loss of muscle caused by aging and it is one of
the most significant factors that affects physical fragility. In recent years, the role of the gut …

Background Sarcopenia is an important public health problem that affects mainly elders, and
has negative consequences, such as disability and even death. Due to the lack of studies …

Background Although there has been a range of studies that focused on physical frailty and
associated fall outcomes within developed countries, similar studies from developing …

Background The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between frailty and a large
number of indicators related to physical and muscular performance as well as quality of life …

Purpose: To assess the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and to determine the
minimal detectable change (MDC 95) scores of the data for the Hand Grip Strength Test, the …

Objectives: Objectives were to study prevalence of frailty among Indian oldest old
population, and to detect its correlates. Methods: A cross sectional community based study …

Background Aging is associated with decreased balance, which increases falling risk. The
objective of the current study was to determine the feasibility and effects of whole-body …