Frailty-related vulnerability and immune cell profiles in younger adults with schizophrenia: an exploratory study

Abstract Background This exploratory study aimed to compare frailty characteristics between patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls, and to investigate the association between frailty severity and immune-inflammatory markers in individuals with schizophrenia. Methods We recruited 27 community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia (mean age 39.9 ± 7.8 years) and 14 age-matched healthy controls (mean age 37.1 ± 8.4 years). Frailty was assessed using the Frailty Index-Laboratory (FI-Lab), t