Frailty Markers Predict 20-Year Death Risk in Older Chinese Adults
In about 4,000 older Hong Kong adults tracked for nearly two decades, frailty measures strongly predicted who would die and from what cause. Being frail was linked to a 66% higher risk of death compared to being fit. Adding blood-based markers like inflammation and kidney function to frailty scores slightly improved predictions. One surprise: none of the biological aging markers predicted cancer deaths specifically.
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This study suggests frailty assessments could help identify older adults at higher mortality risk.
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In over 90,000 Dutch adults followed for nearly 14 years, people whose biological age ran ahead of their calendar age had a higher risk of dying. More importantly, among 25,000 people measured twice, those whose biological age sped up over time faced even greater risk. People stuck in a pattern of accelerated aging had a 39% higher mortality risk compared to those aging at a normal pace. The results suggest that checking biological age once might not be enough.
Frailty verdoppelt das Sterberisiko bei Herz- und Stoffwechselerkrankungen
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