Progression of frailty and prevalence of osteoporosis in a community cohort of older women-a 10-year longitudinal study.
P BartoschFiona E A McGuiganK E AkessonPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2018)
The frailty index was highly predictive of mortality showing a threefold increased risk of death in the frailest both in a shorter and longer perspective. Only one in ten older women escaped progression after 10 years. Frailty and osteoporosis were associated.