Abstract:Background: We aimed to systematically evaluate the associations of frailty, a simple health indicator, with risks of multiple adverse outcomes in late life among adults with prediabetes. Methods: We evaluated 38,950 adults aged 40-64 years with prediabetes from the baseline survey of the UK Biobank. Frailty was assessed using the frailty phenotype (FP, 0-5), and participants were grouped into non-frail (FP =0), pre-frail (1≤ FP ≤2), and frail (FP ≥3). Multiple health outcomes were ascertained during a median … Show more
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