Mairead M Bartley1, Yonas E Geda2,3,4, Teresa J H Christianson5, V Shane Pankratz5, Rosebud O Roberts1,2, Ronald C Petersen1,2. 1. Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. 2. Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. 3. Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona. 4. Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona. 5. Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To characterize frailty in cognitively normal older adults at baseline and to investigate the relationship between frailty and mortality. DESIGN: Population-based prospective cohort study: Mayo Clinic Study of Aging. SETTING: Olmsted County, Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS: Cognitively normal older persons aged 70 and older (mean age 78.8±5.2, 50.2% male; N=2,356). MEASUREMENTS: Frailty was assessed at baseline using a 36-item Frailty Index. Four frailty subgroups were identified based on the Frailty Index (≤0.10 (fit), 0.11-0.20 (at risk), 0.21-0.30 (frail), >0.30 (frailest)). All participants underwent comprehensive clinical and cognitive assessments. The association between frailty and mortality was assessed using Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS: The median Frailty Index was 0.17 (interquartile range 0.11-0.22). Frailty increased with age and was more common in older men than in older women. Over a median follow-up of 6.5 years (range 7 days to 8.9 years), 500 of the 2,356 participants died, including 292 men. The frailest participants had the greatest risk of death (hazard ratio (HR)=3.91, 95% confidence interval (CI)=2.69-5.68). The association was stronger in women (HR=5.26, 95% CI=2.88-9.61) than men (HR=3.15, 95% CI=1.98-5.02). CONCLUSION: Baseline frailty was common, especially in older men, and increased with age. Frailty was associated with significantly greater risk of death, particularly in women. These sex differences should be considered when designing a geriatric care plan.
OBJECTIVES: To characterize frailty in cognitively normal older adults at baseline and to investigate the relationship between frailty and mortality. DESIGN: Population-based prospective cohort study: Mayo Clinic Study of Aging. SETTING: Olmsted County, Minnesota. PARTICIPANTS: Cognitively normal older persons aged 70 and older (mean age 78.8±5.2, 50.2% male; N=2,356). MEASUREMENTS: Frailty was assessed at baseline using a 36-item Frailty Index. Four frailty subgroups were identified based on the Frailty Index (≤0.10 (fit), 0.11-0.20 (at risk), 0.21-0.30 (frail), >0.30 (frailest)). All participants underwent comprehensive clinical and cognitive assessments. The association between frailty and mortality was assessed using Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS: The median Frailty Index was 0.17 (interquartile range 0.11-0.22). Frailty increased with age and was more common in older men than in older women. Over a median follow-up of 6.5 years (range 7 days to 8.9 years), 500 of the 2,356 participants died, including 292 men. The frailest participants had the greatest risk of death (hazard ratio (HR)=3.91, 95% confidence interval (CI)=2.69-5.68). The association was stronger in women (HR=5.26, 95% CI=2.88-9.61) than men (HR=3.15, 95% CI=1.98-5.02). CONCLUSION: Baseline frailty was common, especially in older men, and increased with age. Frailty was associated with significantly greater risk of death, particularly in women. These sex differences should be considered when designing a geriatric care plan.
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