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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2018

Frailty in Chinese older adults with hypertension: Prevalence, associated factors, and prediction for long-term mortality.

Lina Ma, Li Zhang, Fei Sun, Yun Li, Zhe Tang

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Article in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Association of frailty with quality of life in older hypertensive adults: a cross-sectional study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Lina MaDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7630-6960
Li ZhangDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Fei SunDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yun LiDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zhe TangDepartment of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertension and frailty are associated and often coexist in older adults. Few studies have examined the association between hypertension and frailty in Chinese population. We explored the prevalence of and the factors associated with frailty as well as whether frailty could identify patients at risk of adverse outcomes among older adults with hypertension. Data were from the Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging. A total of 1111 hypertensive participants aged ≥60 years old who completed the comprehensive geriatrics assessment were included. All participants were followed up for 8 years. The total number of deaths was 604. Frailty was assessed by the 68-item frailty index. Stepwise forward logistic regression was used to explore the association between the associated factors and frailty in hypertensive participants. The prediction for mortality was assessed using the adjusted Cox proportional hazards model. Two hundred and eighteen older adults were determined as frail (prevalence rate: 19.6%). Frail older adults with hypertension had worse physical performance, worse psychological, and social function, as well as worse lifestyle habits, compared to nonfrail older adults with hypertension. Chair stand test failure, balance test failure, fracture, disability, depression, and physical frailty measured with modified frailty phenotype were independently associated with frailty. Frailty was associated with a higher 8-year mortality, hazard ratio (HR) = 3.40, adjusted for age and sex, HR = 2.61. Frailty is associated with poorer physical function and higher mortality in community-dwelling hypertensive older adults in China. These findings emphasize the importance and need for frailty intervention and prevention in older adults with hypertension.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAsian PeopleChinaCognitive AgingCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentHumansHypertensionIndependent LivingLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPrevalencefrailtyhypertensionolder adults

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PMID30318776
PMCPMC8031324
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