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June 3, 2026Journal of Hypertension

Association Among Blood Pressure, Frailty, and Social Disparity in Older Adults: Analysis of Knhanes 2016–2020

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KKKwang Il KimDRDong Ryeol RyuHLHae-Young Lee

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Analysis reveals that frailty and social disparity impact blood pressure patterns in older adults, indicating treatment importance.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the relationship among frailty, socioeconomic disparity, and blood pressure in older adults.
  • Analyzed data from KNHANES 2016-2020 including adults aged 50 and older with frailty index data.
  • Constructed frailty index based on 44 items to categorize participants as robust, pre-frail, or frail.
  • Compared blood pressure across frailty and income strata, stratified by antihypertensive treatment status.
  • Increased frailty was associated with lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
  • Lower income groups exhibited higher blood pressure within the same frailty category.
  • Untreated frail individuals with low income had the highest blood pressure levels, while treated participants showed more stable blood pressure.

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Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc44edee9eb8c0dce5dabhttps://doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0001196420.98707.4b
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