Frailty verdoppelt das Sterberisiko bei Herz- und Stoffwechselerkrankungen
Basierend auf: Frailty status and mortality among patients with cardiometabolic diseases in an international multi-cohort study.
In fünf großen Studien aus den USA, Großbritannien und China hatten Menschen mit Herz- oder Stoffwechselerkrankungen, die frail waren, ein bis zu 132% höheres Risiko, an irgendeiner Ursache zu sterben. Selbst leichte Schwäche (pre-frail) erhöhte das Risiko um 21% bis 66%. Der Zusammenhang war am stärksten bei Menschen unter 65 und mit niedrigerem Körpergewicht.
Kernaussage
Diese Studie deutet darauf hin, dass Frailty-Checks auch für jüngere Erwachsene mit Herz- oder Stoffwechselproblemen wichtig sein könnten.
Originalstudie
Ren R, Zhang Y, Du M, Wang W, Wang L, Bai J, Lu Y, Ma Y, Wang D
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