抄録
In order to evaluate the relationship between economic condition and frailty status among the Japanese elderly persons, we conducted an analysis in one city of Fukuoka Prefecture in July 2010. We sent the original questionnaire included the items for health status, economic status, ADL, IADL, social support and questionnaires for frailty evaluation to 3000 aged who were randomly sampled and received response from 2593 aged (86.4%). According to the result of analysis, low self-evaluation of economic status and living in public housing showed relationship with frailty with statistical significance (p<0.05). As health inequalities considered relating many factors including the socio-economics status, it is expected to create a new metrics that to be possible to construct appropriate multi-factor models. We considered that Japanese government should develop comprehensive medical and regional policy based on such a model.
