Importance Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome of significant public health importance,
yet there is limited understanding of the risk of frailty development at a population level …

Objective To systematically review the research conducted on prevalence of frailty and
prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income …

Objectives To systematically compare and pool the prevalence of frailty, including prefrailty,
reported in community‐dwelling older people overall and according to sex, age, and …

Background Frailty is a clinically recognizable state of reduced resilience to stressors and
increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes. The majority of studies have focused on the …

Objectives The present study aimed at investigating the prevalence of prefrailty and frailty in
South American older adults according to the setting and region. Design A literature search …

Objective To systematically assess the prevalence of frailty, including prefrailty, stratified
prevalence according to frailty criteria, gender, age, and region, and the risk factors for frailty …

Introduction The prevalence of frailty at population level is unclear. We examined this in
population-based studies, investigating sources of heterogeneity. Methods PubMed …

Background Owing to detrimental hazards and substantial healthcare burden and costs,
hospitalisation of older people has become a major focus. Frailty has increasingly been …

This study aimed to synthesize frailty prevalence among community-dwelling older adults in
Asia and identify factors influencing prevalence estimates. Five electronic databases were …

Background Frailty predicts dependence and mortality, and is an important health indicator
for aging populations. Comparing frailty prevalence between populations of the same …