Frailty and Mortality Risk Among Dogs with Extreme Longevity: Development and Predictive Validity of a Clinical Frailty Index in the Exceptional Aging in Rottweilers Study
David J Waters, Aimee H Maras, Rong Fu, Andres E Carrillo, Emily C Chiang, Cheri L Suckow, David C Dorman · 2024
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David Waters and co-authors build a frailty score for very old Rottweiler dogs and test whether it forecasts death, in work from 2024. These dogs live about thirty percent longer than the breed norm, much like human centenarians. Frailty means a raised risk of bad outcomes as body reserves fade with age.
The score counts thirty-four health deficits, drawn from owner phone interviews with ninety-three dog owners. The deficits span thinking, senses, heart, glands, and movement. The team then checked whether higher scores tracked shorter survival after the survey. A sound score would give vets and owners a shared gauge of risk. The study also tests how well dog aging mirrors human aging.
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| CREATOR | David J Waters, Aimee H Maras, Rong Fu, Andres E Carrillo, Emily C Chiang, Cheri L Suckow, David C Dorman |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |