Association of longitudinal repeated measurements of frailty index with mortality: Cohort study among community-dwelling older adults

Summary: Background: Frailty indices (FIs), defined by accumulation of health deficits, have been shown to be strongly related to mortality in older adults. However, previous studies mostly relied on FI measurement at a single point of time. We aimed to investigate the association of frailty with m...

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Main Authors: Xiangwei Li, Ben Schöttker, Bernd Holleczek, Hermann Brenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537022003601