Frailty index predicts the risk of 17 health outcomes in distinct ways: prospective findings from the Moli-sani Study

Key Points

• This research aims to examine how the frailty index predicts various chronic diseases and health outcomes.
• Utilized data from the Moli-sani Study
• Assessed the frailty index
• Analyzed predictions for a range of health outcomes,
• The frailty index predicts chronic diseases such as cardiometabolic and neurodegenerative conditions.
• Higher frailty correlates with increased hospitalisation rates and mortality.
• Findings emphasize the need for frailty assessment in health strategies.

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