Cognitive Impairment Improves the Predictive Validity of the Phenotype of Frailty for Adverse Health Outcomes: The Three‐City Study

Alberto Ávila‐Funes, José; Amieva, Hélène; Barberger‐Gateau, Pascale; Le Goff, Mélanie; Raoux, Nadine; Ritchie, Karen; Carrière, Isabelle; Tavernier, Béatrice; Tzourio, Christophe; Miguel Gutiérrez‐Robledo, Luis; Dartigues, Jean‐François

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02136.x

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Cognitive Impairment Improves the Predictive Validity of the Phenotype of Frailty for Adverse Health Outcomes: The Three‐City Study

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José Alberto Ávila‐Funes

Hélène Amieva

Pascale Barberger‐Gateau

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether adding cognitive impairment to frailty improves its predictive validity for adverse health outcomes. DESIGN: Four‐year longitudinal study. SETTING: The French Three‐City Study. PARTICIPANTS: Six thousand thirty community‐dwelling persons aged 65 to 95. MEASUREMENTS: ...

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