Article
[Frailty: a phenotype under review].
Gaceta sanitaria - 1 Dec 2011
García-García Francisco José, Larrión Zugasti José Luis, Rodríguez Mañas Leocadio
Abstract excerpt
A person's biological condition in old age partly depends on previous lifestyles. Consequently, the relationship between physical activity and obesity is emerging as an important risk factor for frailty, especially due to the resulting chronic inflammatory state. This inflammation not only leads to sarcopenia, which is basic to the development of frailty, but also affects the vascular and central nervous systems....
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