I read the recent article published in this journal written by Fan et al
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with great interest. The authors conducted a meta-analysis on the association between
frailty and all-cause mortality in older adults. The pooled risk ratios (RRs) of frail
women and men for all-cause mortality were 2.41 [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.07-2.80]
and 2.94 (95% CI 2.12-4.09), respectively. By using the frailty index, the pooled
RRs (95% CIs) of frail women and men for all-cause mortality were 3.23 (2.16-4.83)
and 2.63 (2.33-2.98), respectively. There were no significant sex differences in these
associations, and I have 2 concerns about their study.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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References
- Does the impact of frailty on all-cause mortality in older persons differ between women and men? A meta-analysis.J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021; 22: 606.e1-606.e6
- Frailty as a predictor of all-cause mortality among older nursing home residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019; 20: 657-663.e4
- Frailty, transition in frailty status and all-cause mortality in older adults of a Taichung community-based population.BMC Geriatr. 2019; 19: 26
- Controlling time-dependent confounding by health status and frailty: Restriction versus statistical adjustment.Am J Epidemiol. 2015; 182: 17-25
- Time-dependent predictors in clinical research, performance of a novel method.Am J Ther. 2010; 17: e202-e207
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Published online: April 08, 2021
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