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The relative effectiveness of intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence is inversely related to baseline frailty index (FI) in a graded fashion.

Practitioners should consider the frailty status of patients when recommending lifestyle interventions for CVD risk reduction.

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The relative effectiveness of ILI on CVD incidence was inversely related to baseline FI in a graded fashion (p = .01).
Felicia Simpson et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2020

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The study is based on a large randomized controlled trial with significant follow-up.

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Does the Impact of Intensive Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Vary According to Frailty as Measured via Deficit Accumulation?

Felicia Simpson et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2020

DOI 10.1093/gerona/glaa153

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