Objective: To explore the relationship between the frailty and cognitive impairment, provide a criterion for the prevention and treatment of cognitive impairment in hospitalized elderly patients.Methods: One hundred and eighty four patients of aged 65 years or older were recruited from Department of Integrated Medicine, Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine from July 2015 to December 2016. They were surveyed by collecting the clinical data such as age, sex, body mass index (BMI), blood routine, blood biochemical indicators, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), and drug treatment history. The status of cognitive function by the Mini-menta State Examination (MMSE) was assessed, the patients were divided into normal cognitive function group (n=105) and cognitive impairment group (n=79). The debilitating condition of patient was estimated by the international society for elderly nutrition simple weakness questionnaire (FRAIL), according to the results, the relationship between the frailty and cognitive impairment was explored. Results: Two groups of patients had significant differences at age, systolic pressure (SBP), red blood cell, hemoglobin, hematocrit, total serum protein, prealbumin, albumin, and HbA1C (P<0.05). The prevalence of frailty was significantly higher in the cognitive impairment group than that in the normal cognitive function group[35.4% (28/79) vs 12.4% (13/105)] (P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the frailty increased the risk of cognitive impairment after adjusting for age, blood pressure, renal function, HbA1C, status of nutrition and multiple drug use (OR=5.263, 95% CI:2.465-9.261, P<0.01).Conclusion: Frailty can be considered as a risk factor for cognitive impairment in hospitalized elderly patients. |
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