Factor Associated with Pre-frailty in Community Residents

[Purpose] To identify factors associated with pre-frailty in community-dwelling people based on their lifestyles, work status, and motor and cognitive functions. [Participants and Methods] A total of 201 male and female community-dwelling people aged 60 or older (mean: 73.1 ± 6.5), excluding those meeting the diagnostic criteria of frailty, were assessed. Pre-frailty was screened for through measurement and using a questionnaire, and the participants were divided into 2 groups, pre-frail and healthy, based on their results for comparison. The measurement and questionnaire examined their living conditions, lifestyles, work status, and motor and cognitive functions. [Results] The rate of working was significantly higher in the pre-frail group. Even when adjusting for the age and sex, working was a factor independently associated with pre-frailty (odds ratio: 2.3). [Conclusion] Working may be associated with pre-frailty.