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J Frailty Sarcopenia Falls 2024 Jun; 9(2):122-130 Copied!
10.22540/JFSF-09-122 Copied!
Factors Associated with Subjective Aging Among Older Outpatients In Northern - India
- Department of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
- Geri-care Hospital, Chennai, India
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Abstract Objectives The objective of the study was to investigate factors associated with subjective aging among older patients visiting a geriatric medicine outpatient department in Northern-India. Methods The study is a crosssectional study. Patients were categorized into three groups: whether they felt younger, equal, or older than their peers of same age. Factors such as fall, incontinence, anorexia, hand grip strength, cognition, depression, vision, hearing, cardiopulmonary function and immunization were assessed. Multinominal logistic regression was used to investigate the associated factors of subjective aging. Results We assessed 184 older patients with a median age of 66.5 years (IQR 63.0 -78.8). Chronological age and hand grip strength were the significant factors associated with subjective aging. With one year increase in age, odds of feeling older than peers of same age decreased by 8.9% (OR, 0.911; 95% CI, 0.831-0.999, p = 0.047). With one kilogram increase in hand grip strength, odds of feeling younger than peers of same age increased by 7.3% (OR, 1.073; 95% CI, 1.01-1.14, p = 0.032). Conclusion Chronological age and hand grip strength are the factors associated with subjective aging in Northern-Indian older adults. Further longitudinal multi-center studies are needed to confirm our findings.