High Prevalence of Frailty in Patients with Adrenal Adenomas and Adrenocortical Hormone Excess - a cross-sectional multi-centre study with prospective enrolment.

Prerna DograLana ŠambulaJasmine SainiKarthik ThangamuthuShobana AthimulamDanae A DelivanisDimitra A BaikousiRohit NathaniCatherine D ZhangNatalia GenereZara SalmanAdina F TurcuUrszula AmbroziakRaul Gregg GarciaSara J AchenbachElizabeth J AtkinsonSumitabh SinghNathan K LeBrasseurDarko KastelanIrina Bancos

Published in: European journal of endocrinology (2023)

While frailty prevalence was highest in patients with adrenocortical hormone excess, even patients with NFA demonstrated an increased prevalence compared to the referent population. Future longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate the impact of various management strategies on frailty.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
risk factors
health insurance
current status
cross sectional
case control