Association between frailty and chronic kidney disease: Findings from CHARLS
Jiamin Yuan,
fang liu
Abstract:Objectives: To investigate prevalence of frailty in CKD individuals and the relationship between frailty and CKD based on a large, nationally representative survey.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Participants: The participants were 4231 adults aged ≥50 years from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).
Measurements: Based on the FRAIL scale, frailty and prefrailty were defined. CKD was defined as eGFR less than 60 mL/min/1.73m2, calculated according to the CKD Epidemiology Collaborati… Show more
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