Prevalence and factors associated with frailty among elderly residents in urban area: Casino Deportivo, 2020.

Frail older persons are prone to falls, disability, dependency, hospitalization and death. The aim is to determine the most up-to-date prevalence of frailty among older adults (OA) and to characterize risk factors related to frailty. A cross-sectional study recruiting participants from the family health records of CMF No 17, "Antonio Maceo" who were > 60 years and utilizing recorded functional assessment, calculating frailty status using the Cuban criteria of frailty and assessing for associations using chi-Square and multiple binary regression on SPSS version 27. Most of the 128 participants were female (64.1%), aged between 60-69 years (40.6%), had white skin color (84.4%), were university graduates (31.3%), retired (48.4%) and had chronic illness (group III, 77.3%). The prevalence of frailty status was 5.1% and was associated with older age, skin color, education level and "health status" group. We observed a low frailty prevalence rate which may reflect improved elderly care. The findings on frailty risk factors may prove vital in prevention, screening and treatment.