Archivos de Bronconeumologia
Frailty and lung measures help assess risk in lung-scarring disease
Frailty was associated with higher risk of death or sudden worsening compared with being below the frailty threshold (hazard ratio 3.94).Frailty was associated with higher risk of death or sudden worsening compared with being below the frailty threshold (hazard ratio 3.94).
Cohort · 140 peopleBiomarkers
Who was studied140 older adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, median 465 days
What changedFrail patients had higher risk of death or sudden worsening than those below the frailty threshold (hazard ratio 3.94)
The catchRisk estimates relied on only 35 patients who died or had sudden disease worsening