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Association between frailty and main work during the LIFE: A cross-sectional analysis of the UK Biobank
| Title: | Association between frailty and main work during the LIFE: A cross-sectional analysis of the UK Biobank |
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| Authors: | Nicola Veronese, Laura Maniscalco, Domenica Matranga, Ligia J. Dominguez, Mario Barbagallo |
| Source: | Experimental Gerontology, Vol 195, Iss , Pp 112548- (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | Elsevier, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Biology (General) |
| Subject Terms: | Frailty, UK Biobank, Work, Job, Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5 |
| More Details: | Background: The role of main work during the life course in predicting frailty, a typical geriatric syndrome, is still largely unknown. Therefore, with this research, we aimed to investigate the potential association between the main work done during the life with frailty and pre-frailty among participants 60 years and older of the UK Biobank study. Methods: Frailty and pre-frailty presence were ascertained using a model including 5 indicators (weakness, slowness, weight loss, low physical activity, and exhaustion); the main employment status was ascertained using self-reported information. The association between frailty and main work was explored using an ordinal logistic regression model and reported as odds ratios (ORs) with their 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). Results: The final sample comprised a total of 50,447 individuals (mean age: 64.2 years, females: 50.2 %). Individuals with higher qualifications had a reduced risk of frailty (OR = 0.881, 95%CI = 0.83–0.95, p-value |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1873-6815 |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531556524001943; https://doaj.org/toc/1873-6815 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112548 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/28dad26347264da1bb85ce4988af08cc |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.28dad26347264da1bb85ce4988af08cc |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 18736815 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112548 |
| Published in: | Experimental Gerontology |
| Language: | English |