Predictive role of depressive symptoms on frailty and its components in Chinese middle-aged and older adults: a longitudinal analysis

• Main Authors: Yuanhao Sun (Author), Xiangdong Li (Author), Haiyang Liu (Author), Yuqing Li (Author), Jiaofeng Gui (Author), Xiaoyun Zhang (Author), Xiaoping Li (Author), Lu Sun (Author), Congzhi Wang (Author), Jing Li (Author), Mingming Liu (Author), Dongmei Zhang (Author), Jingyi Gao (Author), Xuefeng Kang (Author), Yunxiao Lei (Author), Lin Zhang (Author), Ting Yuan (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background To investigate the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and the prevalence of frailty and its components in a nationally representative sample of middle-aged and older Chinese adults. Method The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (...