The frailty index is a predictor of cause-specific mortality independent of familial effects from midlife onwards: a large cohort study

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. Middle-aged individuals are al...

Source: BMC Medicine - May 15, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Xia Li, Alexander Ploner, Ida K. Karlsson, Xingrong Liu, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Nancy L. Pedersen, Sara H ägg and Juulia Jylhävä Tags: Research article Source Type: research