Assessment of Frailty Index at 66 Years of Age and Association With Age-Related Diseases, Disability, and Death Over 10 Years in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A frailty index has been proposed as a measure of aging among older individuals. However, few studies have examined whether a frailty index measured at the same chronologic age at younger ages could forecast the development of new age-related conditions.

Objective

To examine the association of the frailty index at 66 years of age with incident age-related diseases, disability, and death over 10 years.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective nationwide cohort study used the Korean National Health Insurance database to identify 968 885 Korean individuals who attended the National Screening Program for Transitional Ages at 66 years of age between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2017. Data were analyzed from October 1, 2020, to January 2022.

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SUBMITTER: Jang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9982694 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature