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Prevalence, Attributes, and Outcomes of Fitness and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Report From the Canadian Study of Health and Aging
The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2004 · Vol. 59(12) · pp. 1310–1317
Kenneth Rockwood✉(Dalhousie University)Susan E. HowlettChris MacKnightB. Lynn BeattieHoward BergmanRéjean HébertDavid B. HoganChristina WolfsonIan McDowell
Abstract
Fitness and frailty form a continuum and predict survival. Exercise influences survival, even in old age. Relative fitness and frailty can be determined quickly in a clinical setting, are potentially useful markers of the risk for adverse health outcomes, and add value to traditional medical assessments that focus on diagnoses.
Frailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeGerontologyMedicineConfidence intervalPopulationPhysical fitnessDemographyCohort studySocial isolationPhysical therapyEnvironmental health
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AgedAged, 80 and overCanadaFemaleHumansMalePhysical FitnessProspective StudiesCohort StudiesPrevalenceFrail Elderly
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