Correlates of frailty phenotype and frailty index and their associations with clinical outcomes.

G GuaraldiA MalagoliO TheouThomas D BrothersLmk WallaceR TorelliC MussiniS SartiniS A KirklandK Rockwood

Published in: HIV medicine (2017)

The frailty phenotype and the FI demonstrated similar characteristics in patients at a tertiary-level HIV clinic. The FI had a stronger association with age, nadir CD4 count, comorbidities, falls, and disability. Integrating frailty assessments in clinical practice will be crucial for the development of interventions in age-related conditions, including disability and falls, in older persons living with HIV.

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