Aim of the research: Establish presence of the fragility syndrome in the elderly in Osijek Study design: Cross-sectional study Examinees and methods: There were 800 examinees over 65 years of age from Osijek included in the research. The research has been performed by standardized questionnaire for evaluation of fragility (Edmonton fragility scale) together with demographic data (gender, age, housing standard, income and marital status). Results: Fragility has not been found in 354 (44,3%) examinees, moderate fragility has been found in 99 (12,4%) examinees, and in 73 (9,1%) examinees severe fragility has been found. There is no significant difference in fragility syndrome concerning gender (χ2 test, P=0,11). Severe fragility is significantly more frequently present in the age of 85 and over, while examinees up to 74 years of age present significantly less syndrome signs (χ2 test, P<0,001). Examinees who live alone or in a foster family show much bigger incidence of severe fragility, while those who live with a spouse or in a family with children show milder fragility syndrome (χ2 test, P<0,001). Those examinees who are married have significantly less incidence of fragility syndrome, while divorced examinees or those who live separated present severe fragility significantly more often (χ2 test, P<0,001). Examinees with university education are significantly with no fragility syndrome compared to examinees with college or only primary school (χ2 test, P<0,001). Examinees with the income below average have higher incidence of moderate or severe fragility compared to examinees with average, over average income or examinees without any income (χ2 test, P=0,008). Conclusion: Fragility syndrome is present in elderly over 65 years of age