Frailty is strongly associated with increased risk of recurrent falls among older HIV-infected adults
Tassiopoulos K, Abdo M, Wu K, Koletar SL, Palella FJ, Kalayjian R, Taiwo B, Erlandson KM. Frailty is strongly associated with increased risk of recurrent falls among older HIV-infected adults. AIDS 2017, 31: 2287-2294. PMID: 28991026, PMCID: PMC5654616, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent fallsFrailty assessmentGrip strengthSelf-reported weight lossLogistic regressionContribution of frailtyMulticenter cohort studyLow physical activityRisk of fallsPotential target populationOlder HIVCohort studyBaseline frailtyPeripheral neuropathyEffect modificationFrail individualsMultivariable modelFrail personsPhysical activityClinical careMultinomial logistic regressionHIVNonfrail individualsPrefrailSignificant association