Antihypertensive Medication and Fracture Risk in Older Veterans Health Administration Nursing Home Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Limited evidence exists on the association between initiation of antihypertensive medication and risk of fractures in older long-term nursing home residents.

Objective

To assess the association between antihypertensive medication initiation and risk of fracture.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective cohort study using target trial emulation for data derived from 29 648 older long-term care nursing home residents in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) from January 1, 2006, to October 31, 2019. Data were analyzed from December 1, 2021, to November 11, 2023.

Exposure

Episodes of antihypertensive medication initiation were identified, and eligible initiation episodes were matched with comparable controls who did not initiate ther

SUBMITTER: Dave CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11036308 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature