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Frailty transitions and the risk of multisystem burden of chronic disease: a prospective cohort study in China.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study followed 17,708 adults in China to see how frailty changes affect the risk of chronic diseases. It is a prospective cohort study, which means it followed people over time. It shows a link between frailty and disease risk, but not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Wu JC · Weng T · Xu Q

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Jul 23
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42897616/