Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between frailty and osteoporosis in the community elderly. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted. The Tilburg Frailty Indicator(TFI) was used to evaluate frailty, and Osteoporosis Self-assessment Tool For Asians (OSTA) was used to evaluate osteoporosis in the community elderly. The general data was recorded and physical test was conducted in the meanwhile. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the influencing factors of frailty. Results The incidence rate of osteoporosis in the frailty patients was significantly higher than that in the non-frailty patients(21. 4% vs 4. 8%,P＜0. 01). There were significant differences in the incidence rate of frailty, score of TFI and physical fitness between the different osteoporosis risk groups (P<0. 01). The correlation between the OSTA index and the total score of frailty, physical function score and psychological score was significant (r=-0. 297,-0. 320,-0. 114,P<0. 05). The independent influencing factors of frailty were the number of comorbidities, osteoporosis, the habit of drinking tea and exercise. Conclusions There is a correlation between frailty and osteoporosis, which is one of the risk factors of frailty.

Key words: aged, frailty, osteoporosis, relationship