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The findings indicated that frailty was associated with older age, being female, widowhood, lower income, and past smoking. Cognitive impairment was linked to increasing age, being female, widowhood, lower education, lower income, and multimorbidity. Social factors (i.e., participation in religious clubs or infrequent family visits) showed a suggestive association with cognitive impairment. A significant correlation was found between higher frailty scores and lower cognitive function scores.
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The rapid aging of the population in lower- and lower-middle income countries presents significant challenges for healthcare systems and the economies. Promoting good health in later life is crucial to achieving global healthy aging goals, particularly by preventing frailty, a condition closely associated with physical decline and cognitive impairment. Priority actions should include integrated frailty and cognitive screening, targeted prevention programs, and research to inform evidence-based policy development.
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This page is a summary of: Evaluating the association of physical frailty with cognitive impairment: a clinical perspective in older adults of Bangladesh, BMC Geriatrics, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-026-06971-4.
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