TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of clinical frailty on long-term mortality of elderly subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
AU - Galizia, Gianluigi
AU - Cacciatore, Francesco
AU - Testa, Gianluca
AU - Della-Morte, David
AU - Mazzella, Francesca
AU - Langellotto, Assunta
AU - Raucci, Carolina
AU - Gargiulo, Gaetano
AU - Ferrera, Nicola
AU - Rengo, Franco
AU - Abete, Pasquale
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - Background and aims: Elderly subjects are characterized by a high prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and frailty. This study examined the predictive role of frailty on long-term mortality in elderly subjects with and without COPD. Methods: The study assessed mortality after a 12-year follow-up in 489 subjects with COPD and 799 subjects without COPD, selected in 1992. Frailty was assessed according to the Frailty Staging System scores ranging from 1 to 7. Results: After 12 years' follow-up, mortality was 48.1% in subjects without and 60.7% in subjects with COPD (p
AB - Background and aims: Elderly subjects are characterized by a high prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and frailty. This study examined the predictive role of frailty on long-term mortality in elderly subjects with and without COPD. Methods: The study assessed mortality after a 12-year follow-up in 489 subjects with COPD and 799 subjects without COPD, selected in 1992. Frailty was assessed according to the Frailty Staging System scores ranging from 1 to 7. Results: After 12 years' follow-up, mortality was 48.1% in subjects without and 60.7% in subjects with COPD (p
KW - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
KW - Elderly
KW - Frailty
KW - Mortality
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M3 - Article
C2 - 21743290
AN - SCOPUS:79960927257
VL - 23
SP - 118
EP - 125
JO - Aging clinical and experimental research
JF - Aging clinical and experimental research
SN - 1594-0667
IS - 2
ER -