Exploring the association between Frailty Index and Knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: A cross-sectional analysis of data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
This study showed a nonlinear relationship between FI and KOA in middle-aged and older Chinese adults, with higher FI scores linked to higher KOA prevalence and a significant inflection point, informing focused KOA interventions in aging populations.
Authors
- Danhao Tao
- Da Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6062-8161)
- B. Chen
- Rong Yang
- Jia Yu
- Guoxin Huang
- Na Zhu
- Hongming Lin
- Yu Liu
Institutions
- Hubei University of Medicine (CN)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Hubei University of Arts and Science (CN)
- Changshu No.1 People's Hospital (CN)
- Xiang Yang No.1 People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343370
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00