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Is phenotypical prefrailty all the same? A longitudinal investigation of two prefrailty subtypes in TILDA.
Age and ageing - 1 Dec 2019
Romero-Ortuno Roman, Scarlett Siobhan, O'Halloran Aisling M, Kenny Rose Anne
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BACKGROUND: Fried's frailty phenotype is defined by five criteria: exhaustion, unexplained weight loss, weakness, slowness and low physical activity. Prefrailty (PF) meets one or two criteria. PF is of interest as a target for preventative interventions, but it is not known if it is a homogenous syndrome. OBJECTIVE: to compare the longitudinal trajectories of two PF groups: one defined by exhaustion and/or...
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