Associations of body mass index, lifestyle factors, and medical findings in midlife with frailty in older ages: A 15‐year longitudinal study
Being overweight in midlife was associated with frailty in older ages, pointing to the importance of keeping an appropriate weight and lifestyle modifications in midlife to prevent frailty. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2025; 25: 889-896.
Authors
- Hiroshige Jinnouchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7677-7017)
- Takeo Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1041-8692)
- Kazumasa Yamagishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3301-5519)
- Hironobu Kakihana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1670-0901)
- Akihiko Kitamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3026-240X)
- Hironori Imano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6661-4254)
- Hiroyasu Iso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9241-7289)
- Mina Hayama‐Terada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5268-7284)
- Isao Muraki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0058-7721)
- Masahiko Kiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2635-6059)
Institutions
- Fukushima Medical University (JP)
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Kobe Gakuin University (JP)
- Juntendo University (JP)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology (JP)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute (JP)
- Nippon Medical School (JP)
- Kindai University (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70074
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.90
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science