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An adapted frailty-related phenotype and the VACS index as predictors of hospitalization and mortality in HIV-infected and uninfected individuals.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Dec 2014
Akgün Kathleen M, Tate Janet P, Crothers Kristina, Crystal Stephen, Leaf David A, Womack Julie, Brown Todd T, Justice Amy C, Oursler Krisann K
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BACKGROUND: Frailty is a geriatric syndrome of decreased physiologic reserve and a risk factor for hospitalization and mortality. We hypothesized that an adapted survey-based frailty-related phenotype (aFRP) predicts hospitalization and mortality among HIV-infected and uninfected individuals in adjusted models but is uncommon among those achieving undetectable HIV-1 RNA. METHODS: Defined from self-reported...
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