Background Frailty index (FI) is a well-established predictor of all-cause mortality, but less is
known for cause-specific mortality and whether familial effects influence the associations …

Frailty is a complex manifestation of aging and associated with increased risk of mortality
and poor health outcomes. However, younger individuals (under 65 years) are less-studied …

Background two popular operational definitions of frailty, the frailty phenotype and Frailty
index (FI), are based on different theories. Although FI was shown to be superior in …

Aim There is a lack of studies on the prevalence of frailty, and the association between frailty
and mortality in a Norwegian general population. Findings regarding sex differences in the …

Background It is unclear whether frailty index (FI) change captures mortality risk better than
and independently of the current FI level, ie whether a regular FI assessment among older …

Aims To investigate the modifying effect of sex on the association between frailty and all‐
cause mortality, and to determine the effects of changes in frailty status on mortality. Methods …

We aimed to verify the combined use of two frailty tools in predicting mortality in older adults.
We used the data of 10,276 Japanese older adults (aged≥ 65 years) who provided valid …

Objective Sex-specific impact of frailty on all-cause mortality in older age population remains
controversial. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the association between frailty and all …

OBJECTIVES Frailty places individuals at greater risk of adverse health outcomes. However,
it is a dynamic condition and may not always lead to decline. Our objective was to determine …

Background Frailty is associated with older age and multimorbidity (two or more long-term
conditions); however, little is known about its prevalence or effects on mortality in younger …