Associations Between Frailty and the Increased Risk of Adverse Outcomes Among 38,950 UK Biobank Participants With Prediabetes: Prospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Xingqi Cao (Author), Xueqin Li (Author), Jingyun Zhang (Author), Xiaoyi Sun (Author), Gan Yang (Author), Yining Zhao (Author), Shujuan Li (Author), Emiel O Hoogendijk (Author), Xiaofeng Wang (Author), Yimin Zhu (Author), Heather Allore (Author), Thomas M Gill (Author), Zuyun Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundCompared with adults with normal glucose metabolism, those with prediabetes tend to be frail. However, it remains poorly understood whether frailty could identify adults who are most at risk of adverse outcomes related to prediabetes. ObjectiveWe aimed to systematically evaluate the associ...