Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Sep 10;60(9):1479. doi: 10.3390/medicina60091479.
: This study investigated whether there is an association between elderly frailty and asthma. : We examined 9745 elderly participants who did not have asthma and 275 elderly patients who had asthma diagnosed by a doctor from the 2020 Survey of Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Korean Older Persons Survey. Study Selections: The Korean version of the fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, and loss of weight (K-FRAIL) scale was used to determine their level of frailty. The relationship between frailty and geriatric asthma was examined using multiple logistic regression analysis, which was adjusted for a number of confounding variables (socioeconomic, health behavior, psychological characteristics, and functional status). : Frailty as defined by the K-FRAIL scale was significantly higher in the asthma group (7.6%) than the non-asthma group (4.9%). The frailty phenotype component showed that resistance, ambulation, and illness severity were more severe in the asthma group than the non-asthma group. After adjusting, asthma was significantly associated with an increased risk of frailty (OR 1.45; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-2.09) compared to the non-asthma group. : Frailty might be associated with elderly asthma in patients from the Korean population. Frailty may not only be associated with asthma, but also with other diseases. So, more evidence is needed to establish this association.
: 本研究旨在探讨老年人衰弱与哮喘之间是否存在关联。: 我们检查了 9745 名没有哮喘的老年人和 275 名由医生诊断为哮喘的老年人，这些老年人来自 2020 年韩国老年人生活状况和福利需求调查。研究选择：使用疲劳、抵抗力、活动能力、疾病和体重减轻（K-FRAIL）量表的韩语版本来确定他们的衰弱程度。使用多变量逻辑回归分析检查衰弱与老年哮喘之间的关系，该分析调整了许多混杂变量（社会经济、健康行为、心理特征和功能状态）。: 根据 K-FRAIL 量表，哮喘组的衰弱程度（7.6%）明显高于非哮喘组（4.9%）。衰弱表型成分表明，与非哮喘组相比，哮喘组的抵抗力、活动能力和疾病严重程度更严重。调整后，与非哮喘组相比，哮喘与衰弱风险增加显著相关（OR 1.45；95%置信区间 [CI] 1.01-2.09）。: 在韩国人群中，衰弱可能与老年哮喘有关。衰弱不仅与哮喘有关，还可能与其他疾病有关。因此，需要更多的证据来建立这种关联。
