Pre-frailty is associated with higher risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease: a large prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: To investigate the prospective association of frailty status, especially the early stage, with the long-term risk of Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in a large prospective cohort. We included participants who were free of GERD and cancer at baseline and use of aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) from the UK Biobank (UKB). Frailty status was assessed using Fried phenotype including five items (weight loss, exhaustion, low grip strength, low physical activity, slow walking pace) and classified as non-frail, pre-frail, and frail. The outcome was incident GERD. The frailty status was assessed using Cox proportional hazard model. Among 327,965 participants (mean age 56.6 years) at baseline, 151,689 (46.3%) were pre-frail and 14,288 (4.4%) were frail. During a media

SUBMITTER: Peng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909115 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature