title: Prevalence of the geriatric syndromes and frailty in older men living in the community: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the age at which the geriatric syndromes and frailty become common in community-dwelling men.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project involves a population-based sample of 1705 community-dwelling men aged 70 and over from a defined geographic region in Sydney. Data were obtained by physical performance tests, clinical examinations, and questionnaire to determine the prevalence of the following conditions by five-year age group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Poor mobility, recurrent falls, urinary incontinence, dementia and frailty phenotype were all uncommon (less than 10%) in men in their 70s, but the prevalence of each of these conditions exceeded 10% in men aged 85-89. The prevalence of Frailty Index-defined frailty, multimorbidity, polypharmacy and instrumental activities of daily living dependence was constantly high in all age groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The different health-care needs of the 'old old' aged 85 years and older should be accounted for in health service planning.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Education and Research on Ageing and Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.affiliation: Centre for Education and Research on Ageing and Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Fiona M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Blyth
authors.affiliation: Centre for Education and Research on Ageing and Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Louise M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Waite
authors.affiliation: Centre for Education and Research on Ageing and Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Vasi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Naganathan
authors.affiliation: Centre for Education and Research on Ageing and Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Cumming
authors.affiliation: ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Handelsman
authors.affiliation: ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Markus J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Seibel
authors.affiliation: Centre for Education and Research on Ageing and Ageing and Alzheimer's Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.|ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Le Couteur
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D015897:Comorbidity; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D010808:Physical Examination; D019338:Polypharmacy; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012008:Recurrence; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013577:Syndrome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: frailty; geriatric syndrome; older men; prevalence