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This study investigates the relationship between frailty and the incidence of gastrointestinal bleeding events.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 352,060 participants from the UK Biobank with no history of gastrointestinal bleeding were included. Baseline frailty status was assessed using the Fried phenotype and categorized as non-frail, pre-frail, or frail. The primary outcome was gastrointestinal bleeding, identified through hospitalization records and death registries. Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate the association between frailty and gastrointestinal bleeding incidence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among the 352,060 participants (mean age 56.1\u202fyears), 3.6% (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f12,747) were classified as frail, and 43.6% (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f153,424) as pre-frail at baseline. Over a median follow-up of 14.7\u202fyears, 20,105 gastrointestinal bleeding events were recorded. Compared to non-frail individuals, frail (HR\u202f=\u202f1.53, 95% CI: 1.44\u20131.62) and pre-frail (HR\u202f=\u202f1.15, 95% CI: 1.11\u20131.18) individuals exhibited a significantly higher risk of gastrointestinal bleeding after multivariate adjustment (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> for trend &amp;lt; 0.001). Subgroup and sensitivity analyses remained consistent findings.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Frailty significantly elevates the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. 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