Frailty Changes Predict Mortality in 4 Longitudinal Studies of Aging.

Erwin Stolz Emiel O HoogendijkHannes MayerlWolfgang Freidl

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2021)

FI changes predicted mortality independently of baseline FI differences. Repeated assessment of frailty and individual's frailty trajectory could provide a means to anticipate further health deterioration and mortality and could thus support clinical decision making.

Keyphrases

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