2024
Age- and sex-specific associations of frailty with mortality and healthcare utilization in community-dwelling adults from Ontario, Canada
The researchers sought to estimate the association of frailty with the risk of death, hospital admissions, and length of hospital stay. Using data from the Ontario Health Study linked to all-cause mortality and hospital admissions data from ICES, they found that frailty is an important health construct for both younger and older adults.
2022
Population-Based Recalibration of the Framingham Risk Score and Pooled Cohort Equations
Le score de risque de Framingham (FRS) et les équations de cohorte regroupées (ECR) surestiment le risque dans de nombreuses cohortes contemporaines. Cette étude visait à déterminer si le recalibrage de ces scores à l’aide de données contemporaines au niveau de la population améliore la stratification du risque des traitements aux statines.