Living with Family Yet Eating Alone is Associated with Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Kashiwa Study

Objectives Eating alone is related to depression, nutritional risk, and mortality. These effects are also influenced by living status. However, little is known about the relationship between eating alone despite living with family and frailty. This study explores the relationship of eating alone and living status with frailty in community-dwelling older adults.