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Physical Frailty Phenotype Criteria and Their Synergistic Association on Cognitive Functioning.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences - 13 Aug 2021
Chu Nadia M, Bandeen-Roche Karen, Xue Qian-Li, Carlson Michelle C, Sharrett A Richey, Gross Alden L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Frailty (physical frailty phenotype [PFP]) and its criteria (slow gait, weakness, weight loss, low activity, and exhaustion) are each associated with cognitive dysfunction. The extent to which the PFP is associated with cognition beyond that expected from its component parts remains uncertain. METHOD: We used the National Health and Aging Trends Study to quantify associations between PFP criteria and...
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