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

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

Abstract Background 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 also understudied for the association between FI and mortality. Furthermo...

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Main Authors: Xia Li, Alexander Ploner, Ida K. Karlsson, Xingrong Liu, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Nancy L. Pedersen, Sara Hägg, Juulia Jylhävä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Frailty index
Mortality
Familial effect
Time-varying effect
Attributable fraction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1331-8

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