Article
The role of assessing frailty in cardiometabolic risk management.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Oct 2026
Joshi Aayushi, Clemens Kristin K, Stranges Saverio
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Frailty is highly associated with morbidity and mortality in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This viewpoint article reviews the importance of considering frailty in T2DM and cardiometabolic risk factor management and recommends its systematic integration into clinical practice. We propose that frailty is not merely a complication of metabolic disease, but an independent modifier of risk, treatment...
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- Humans
- Frailty
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Frail Elderly
- Risk Assessment
- Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
- Prognosis
