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The study data were derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (1999\u20132018) involving 3262 CKD patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We used 53 multifaceted assessment instruments to measure frailty degree. Multivariable Cox regression analysis was performed, and hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The median frailty index was 0.166 (interquartile range [IQR]: 0.01 to 0.665). During the median follow-up period of 9.4 years, a total of 1102 deaths from all causes were recorded, which included 196 cancer-related deaths and 402 heart disease-related deaths. Patients in the highest frailty index tertile showed more risk of dying from cardiovascular illness (adjusted HR 2.00, 95% CI 1.52\u20132.64), all causes (adjusted HR 1.81, 95% CI 1.54\u20132.13), and cancer (adjusted HR 1.59, 95% CI 1.09\u20132.33). The increase in cardiovascular-related deaths, all-cause-related deaths, and cancer-related deaths was 112% (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), 85% (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and 72% (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), respectively, for every logarithmic unit increase in the frailty index. These associations remained robust in stratified tests by sex, body mass index, age, race, diabetes history, hypertension status, and CKD stages.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings suggest that among patients with CKD, the frailty index is linked to both cause-specific and all-cause deaths. 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