Prospective cohort studies reveal socioeconomic disadvantage affects frailty risk in older adults, suggesting needed interventions.
Among older adults in the U.S. and U.K., favorable lifestyle behaviors modestly attenuated-but did not eliminate-the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on frailty risk. Structural interventions targeting social determinants are warranted to reduce disparities in late-life health.
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