High altitude might increase risk of incident frailty in older adults: a nationwide longitudinal survey
Exposure to high altitude is associated with an elevated risk of incident frailty. which suggested that early intervention with high-altitude residents can delay frailty.
Authors
- Ke Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2102-4007)
- Can Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2580-7903)
- Ibrar Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6118-0314)
- Zaixiang Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4981-3347)
- Xichao Wang
- Hongmei Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5887-8850)
- Qianqian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1962-289X)
- Yaojun Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1290-1156)
Institutions
- Jiangsu University (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Soochow University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- First People's Hospital of Kunshan (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
- Qinghai Provincial Peoples Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23713-0
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government of Jiangsu Province
- Soochow University
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection