An index of Brazilian frailty and its association with social factors

Marital transitions and frailty among middle-aged and older adults in China: The roles of social support

“…Our study found that the mean FI was 0.23, which is similar to some studies in China ( Stolz et al, 2019 ) and South Africa ( Ambagtsheer & Moussa, 2021 ), but higher than the findings in Brazil ( Silva & Almeida, 2019 ), the UK ( Gale et al, 2018 ), Canada ( Perez-Zepeda et al, 2021 ) and other European countries ( Stolz et al, 2019 ). The different results may be due to the indicators for constructing FI in different studies and different socioeconomic statuses between developing and developed countries.…”