Frailty and risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 infection among older adults : evidence from the Dutch Lifelines COVID-19 Cohort study

Background: Frailty is associated with COVID-19 severity in clinical settings. No general population-based studies on the association between actual frailty status and COVID-19 hospitalization are available. Aims: To investigate the association between frailty and the risk of COVID-19 hospitalization once infected. Methods: 440 older adults who participated in the Lifelines COVID-19 Cohort study in the Northern Netherlands and reported positive COVID-19 testing results (54.2% women, age 70 ± 4 years in 2021) were included in the analyses. COVID-19 hospitalization status was self-reported. The... Mehr ...