title: Pre-frailty and frailty of elderly residents in a municipality with a low Human Development Index.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to identify the prevalence of the factors associated with pre-frailty and frailty of elderly residents in a municipality with a low Human Development Index
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study with a populational and household framework conducted with 316 elderly people. Frailty was determined from the presence of three or more of the following factors: (i) self-reported unintentional weight loss; (ii) lack of strength and energy; (iii) weakness; (iv) slowness; (v) low level of physical activity. The association between frailty and socio-demographic, behavioral and health factors was measured using the multinomial logistic regression technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of pre-frailty and frailty was 58.7% and 23.8%, respectively. The adjusted regression model showed that the state of pre-frailty was associated with gender, age group and BMI, and frailty was associated with gender, age group, hospitalization, functional capacity, and self-perceived health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The evidence presented in this study demonstrates more variables associated with the frailty condition, reinforcing the concept of a multifactorial clinical syndrome that may result in the loss of functionality.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wanderley Matos
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Reis Júnior
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Ailton Oliveira
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Raildo da Silva
authors.initials: Rda S
authors.lastname: Coqueiro
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Kleyton Trindade
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos Henrique
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002947:Cities; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors