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Different subjective and objective measures and cut-points of physical activity in frailty phenotype screening: A need for standardization?
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Barros Duarte, Borges-Machado Flávia, Andrade da Silva Wagner, Nascimento Alinne, Carvalho Joana, Bohn Lucimere
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BACKGROUND: Frailty phenotype has been extensively modified. Among the five criteria, the low physical activity (PA) is often changed, however, it is still uncertain how this modification might impact frailty classification. AIMS: To examine the variance in the prevalence of frailty by modifying PA criterion using different cut-points of both subjective and objective measures, and to determine the agreement...
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