Prevalence and factors associated with frailty among incident kidney transplant patients: a cross-sectional study
Pretransplant frailty was prevalent and associated with functional disability, cognitive impairment, and biomarkers indicating sarcopenia. Early frailty assessment and identification of modifiable factors are essential.
Authors
- Helady Sanders‐Pinheiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8603-1331)
- Cláudia Maria Costa de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2795-6681)
- Ronaldo de Matos Esmeraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6327-9991)
- Paula Frassinetti Castelo Branco Camurça Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7442-301X)
- Tainá Veras de Sandes‐Freitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4435-0614)
- Emiliana Holanda Pedrosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2472-6474)
- Jerônimo Junqueira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3858-9956)
- Raoni de Oliveira Domingues-da-Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8176-8055)
- Camila S. Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8579-3883)
Institutions
- Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio (BR)
- Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sao Paulo Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2024.0141.r1.29012025
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00