Fitness and frailty in adults linked to health outcomes
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
The prevalence of frailty, which is linked to earlier death, increases throughout adulthood as people age and not just after age 65, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Relatively good fitness levels at all ages were predictive of lower mortality and less reliance on health care services.