Sex Differences in Frail Older Adults with Foot Pain in a Spanish Population: an Observational Study

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Sex Differences in Frail Older Adults with Foot Pain in a Spanish Population: an Observational StudyAuthor(s)
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2020-08Citation
Navarro-Flores, E.; Romero-Morales, C.; Becerro de Bengoa-Vallejo, R.; Rodríguez-Sanz, D.; Palomo-López, P.; López-López, D.; Losa-Iglesias, M.E.; Calvo-Lobo, C. Sex Differences in Frail Older Adults with Foot Pain in a Spanish Population: An Observational Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6141. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176141
Abstract
[Abstract] Frailty is a condition that can increase the risk of falls. In addition, foot pain can influence
older adults and a ect their frail condition. The main objective was to measure the frailty degree
in older adults in a Spanish population with foot pain from moderate to severe. Method: This is a
cross-sectional descriptive study. A sample of people older than 60 years (n = 52), including 26 males
and 26 females, were recruited, and frailty disability was measured using the 5-Frailty scale and the
Edmonton Frailty scale (EFS). Results: Spearman’s correlation coe cients were categorized as weak
(rs 0.40), moderate (0.41 rs 0.69), or strong (0.70 rs 1.00). There was a statistically significant
correlation for the total score (p < 0.001) and most of the subscales of the 5-Frailty scale compared
with the EFS, except for Mood (p > 0.05). In addition, females and males showed similar 5-Frailty and
Edmonton Frail scales scores with no di erence (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Foot pain above 5 points, i.e.,
from moderate to severe, does not a ect the fragility more in one sex than another.
Keywords
Frailty
Older adults
Foot deformities
Foot diseases
Foot pain
Older adults
Foot deformities
Foot diseases
Foot pain
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1660-4601