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Gender Differences in the Incidence and Determinants of Components of the Frailty Phenotype Among Older Adults: Findings From the SABE Study.
Journal of aging and health - 1 Feb 2018
Alexandre Tiago da S, Corona Ligiana P, Brito Tábatta R P, Santos Jair L F, Duarte Yeda A O, Lebrão Maria L
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze gender differences in incidence and determinants of the components of the frailty phenotype. METHOD: A total of 1,413 older adults were selected in 2006. To estimate the incidence of each frailty component, only individuals who did not exhibit a given component at baseline (independently of the presence of other components) were included in the study. The variables of interest were...
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