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Comparison of 2 Frailty Indexes for Prediction of Falls, Disability, Fractures, and Death in Older Women
Archives of Internal Medicine · 2008 · Vol. 168(4) · pp. 382–382
Kristine E. Ensrud✉(United States Department of Veterans Affairs)
Abstract
The simple SOF index predicts risk of falls, disability, fracture, and death as well as the more complex CHS index and may provide a useful definition of frailty to identify older women at risk of adverse health outcomes in clinical practice.
Frailty in Older AdultsNutrition and Health in AgingHip and Femur FracturesMedicineHazard ratioOdds ratioIndex (typography)Grip strengthProspective cohort studyCohort studyHip fractureFrailty IndexReceiver operating characteristic
MeSH terms
Accidental FallsAgedCause of DeathFemalePersons with DisabilitiesDisabled PersonsHumansPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesGeriatric AssessmentFrail ElderlyFractures, Bone
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