Frailty, transition in frailty status and all-cause mortality in older adults of a Taichung community-based population.

Mu-Cyun WangTsai-Chung LiChia-Ing LiChiu-Shong LiuWen-Yuan LinChih-Hsueh LinChuan-Wei YangShing-Yu YangCheng-Chieh Lin

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2019)

Baseline frailty status and one-year change in frailty status are associated with 6-year all-cause mortality among Taiwanese elderly adults. Frailty may be useful for identifying older adults at high risks for mortality prevention.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
physical activity
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
risk assessment
middle aged