Association between depressed frail phenotype and fall prevalence in older adults residing in a high-altitude Peruvian Andean community: Results from the Aunqui-Andes study.

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We estimated the association between the depressed frail phenotype and fall prevalence in older adults in the Totos district, Cangallo, Ayacucho, Peru during 2022. A secondary analysis was conducted using data from a cross-sectional study involving older adults aged 60 and over. Frailty was defined by three or more Fried phenotype criteria, depressive symptoms by two or more points on the Geriatric Depression...

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