In the model’s validation sample, screening the highest-risk 20% identified 55.6% of frailty cases, a 2.78-fold improvement over random screening.In the model’s validation sample, screening the highest-risk 20% identified 55.6% of frailty cases, a 2.78-fold improvement over random screening.
Preprint: cross-sectional study of 281,729 peopleBiomarkers
The model achieved a discrimination score of 0.940 in 143 patients set aside for testing, in a retrospective study of older emergency patients.The model achieved a discrimination score of 0.940 in 143 patients set aside for testing, in a retrospective study of older emergency patients.
Comorbidity was linked to hospital disability in nonfrail patients (OR 1.44), but the association attenuated with mild frailty (OR 1.11) and disappeared in frail adults…Comorbidity was linked to hospital disability in nonfrail patients (OR 1.44), but the association attenuated with mild frailty (OR 1.11) and disappeared in frail adults (OR 0.98).