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  • Frailty index as a predictor of mortality in middle-aged and older people: a prospective analysis of Chilean adults 

    Diaz-Toro, Felipe; Nazar, Gabriela; Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana María; Martinez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Parra‑Soto, Solange; Lasserre-Laso, Nicole; Cigarroa, Igor; Mardones, Lorena; Vásquez-Gómez, Jaime A.; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Diaz-Martinez, Ximena; Celis-Morales, Carlos (2023)
    We aimed to investigate the association between frailty status and all-cause mortality in middle-aged and older people. We included 2661 individuals aged ≥ 35 from the Chilean National Health Survey 2009–2010. Mortality ...

  • Identifying the biomarker profile of pre-frail and frail people: a cross-sectional analysis from UK biobank 

    Chu, Wenying; Lynskey, Nathan; Iain-Ross, James; Pell, J.P.; Sattar, Naveed; Ho, Frederick; Welsh, Paul; Celis-Morales, Carlos; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny (2023)
    Objective: This study aimed to compare the biomarker profile of pre-frail and frail adults in the UK Biobank cohort by sex. Methods: In total, 202,537 participants (67.8% women, aged 37 to 73 years) were included in this ...

  • Prevalencia de debilidad muscular en personas mayores chilenas: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017 

    Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Cigarroa, Igor; Matus-Castillo, Carlos; Garrido-Méndez, Alex; Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana María; Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Ulloa, Natalia; Gabler, María Fernanda; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Parra, Solange; Díaz-Martínez, Ximena; Celis-Morales, Carlos (2020)
    Background: Handgrip strength is an indicator of frailty in older people. Aim: To determine the prevalence of low handgrip strength in older Chilean adults. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of 244 individuals ...

  • Prevalencia de fragilidad en personas mayores de Chile: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017 

    Troncoso-Pantoja, Claudia; Concha-Cisternas, Yeny; Leiva-Ordoñez, Ana María; Martínez-Sanguinetti, María Adela; Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Díaz-Martínez, Ximena; Martorell, Miquel; Nazar, Gabriela; Ulloa, Natalia; Cigarroa-Cuevas, Igor; Albala, Cecilia; Márquez, Carlos; Lera, Lydia; Celis-Morales, Carlos (2020)
    Background: The assessment of frailty among older people could help to reduce its social and health burden. Aim: To determine and characterize the prevalence of frailty in Chilean older adults. Material and Methods: We ...

  • The joint association of sarcopenia and frailty with incidence and mortality health outcomes: A prospective study 

    Petermann-Rocha, Fanny; Gray, S.R.; Pell, J.P.; Ho, Frederick; Celis-Morales, Carlos (2021)
    Background: Sarcopenia and frailty are strongly associated with disease incidence and mortality. However, there is limited evidence regarding their joint association with health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate ...