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Frailty: Emergence and Consequences in Women Aged 65 and Older in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2005 · Vol. 53(8) · pp. 1321–1330

Nancy Fúgate Woods✉(University of Washington)Andrea Z. LaCroix(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Shelly L. Gray(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Aaron K. Aragaki(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Barbara B. Cochrane(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Robert L. Brunner(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Kamal Masaki(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Anne M. Murray(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Anne B. Newman(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)

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Abstract

These results support the robustness of the concept of frailty as a geriatric syndrome that predicts several poor outcomes in older women. Underweight, obesity, smoking, and depressive symptoms are strongly associated with the development of frailty and represent important targets for prevention.

Frailty in Older Adults Nutrition and Health in Aging Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeMedicineHazard ratioObservational studyUnderweightHip fractureOverweightActivities of daily livingConfidence intervalOdds ratioProspective cohort study

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Activities of Daily LivingAgedChronic DiseaseDepressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHip FracturesHospitalizationHumansObesityProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingWeight LossWalking

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