Comparison of two different frailty measurements and risk of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19: findings from UK Biobank

Comparison of two different frailty measurements and risk of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19: findings from UK Biobank

Abstract Background Frailty has been associated with worse prognosis following COVID-19 infection. While several studies have reported the association between frailty and COVID-19 mortality or length of hospital stay, there have been no community-based studies on the association between frailty and...

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Main Authors: Fanny Petermann-Rocha, Peter Hanlon, Stuart R. Gray, Paul Welsh, Jason M. R. Gill, Hamish Foster, S. Vittal Katikireddi, Donald Lyall, Daniel F. Mackay, Catherine A. O’Donnell, Naveed Sattar, Barbara I. Nicholl, Jill P. Pell, Bhautesh D. Jani, Frederick K. Ho, Frances S. Mair, Carlos Celis-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Frailty
Risk factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01822-4

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