Open AccessComparison of 2 Frailty Indexes for Prediction of Falls, Disability, Fractures, and Death in Older Women
Author(s) -
Kristine E. Ensrud
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.113
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , odds ratio , index (typography) , grip strength , prospective cohort study , cohort study , hip fracture , frailty index , receiver operating characteristic , odds , cohort , gerontology , physical therapy , osteoporosis , logistic regression , demography , confidence interval , sociology , world wide web , computer science
Frailty, as defined by the index derived from the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS index), predicts risk of adverse outcomes in older adults. Use of this index, however, is impractical in clinical practice.
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