The prevalence of frailty syndrome in Mongolia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2022-06-15
Issue: 
6
Year: 
2022

E. Sengee(1), Associate Professor S. Gorelik(1), MD; Associate Professor A. Rubinsky(2,3), Candidate of Medical Sciences, M. Silyutina(4), Candidate of Medical Sciences, E. Milyutina(1),
1Belgorod State National Research University
2I.P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Ministry of Health
of Russia
3Saint Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology
4N.N. Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia

The paper considers the prevalence of frailty syndrome (FS) among older people in Mongolia, the residents of urban and rural areas. The study involved 1,610 patients. FS was detected in 22.1% of elderly patients. The prevalence of FS increases with age: 6.5% in 55–64-year-old women and 60-64-year-old men and 94.0% in patients older than 85 years. At the same time, mild FS is significantly more common in the first age group (55–64-year-old women and 60–64-year-old men), moderate and severe FS was seen in the 75–84-year-old group. There was no significant difference in the severity of FS in the group of people over 85 years of age

Keywords: 
geriatrics
population of Mongolia
frailty syndrome
elderly age
senile age



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