Development, Construct Validity, and Predictive Validity of a Continuous Frailty Scale: Results from Two Large U.S. Cohorts.

We examined the association of the continuous frailty scale with mortality and disability. The unidimensional model fit the data satisfactorily; similar factor structure was observed across two cohorts. Gait speed and weight loss were the strongest and weakest indicators, respectively; grip strength, exhaustion, and physical activity had similar strength in measuring frailty. In each cohort, the continuous frailty scale was strongly associated with mortality and disability and persisted to be associated with outcomes among robust and prefrail persons classified by the FP scale. PMID: 29688247 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Am J Epidemiol - April 24, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Wu C, Geldhof GJ, Xue QL, Kim DH, Newman AB, Odden MC Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: research