Interaction between hypertension and frailty and their impact on death risk in older adults: a follow-up study

Jing Shi; Yongkang Tao; Shuqiang Chen; Ziyi Zhou; Meng Li; Chunbo Duan; Baiyu Zhou; Pulin Yu

doi:10.1186/s12877-024-04793-w

February 24, 2024BMC GeriatricsOpen Access

Interaction between hypertension and frailty and their impact on death risk in older adults: a follow-up study

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Key Points

Elevated death risk emerges from the concurrent presence of hypertension and frailty, with their biological interaction compounding adverse outcomes.
Follow-up study evaluations assess the rising prevalence of frailty alongside chronic hypertension, tracking subsequent death risk across the cohort.
Highlights the clinical need to address hypertension alongside frailty, as targeting this combined interaction may mitigate long-term death risk.

Implication

Follow-up study observes joint effects of hypertension and frailty on death risk in older adults, highlighting combined clinical management needs.

Abstract

Hypertension and frailty often occur concurrently, exhibiting increasing prevalence in the older population. In this study, we analyzed the frailty status among older adults with hypertension and the impact of their interaction on death risk.

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Shi et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e77b43b6db6435876eff68 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-04793-w

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Interaction between hypertension and frailty and their impact on death risk in older adults: a follow-up study

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Interaction between hypertension and frailty and their impact on death risk in older adults: a follow-up study

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