Serum parathyroid hormone levels predict falls in older adults with diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the association between serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels and incident falls in older adults with diabetes mellitus.

Design

Longitudinal analysis of incident falls over 1 year in a substudy of participants with diabetes mellitus in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

Setting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Memphis, Tennessee.

Participants

Well-functioning, community-dwelling black and white adults aged 70 to 79 with diabetes mellitus (N=472).

Measurements

Measured baseline serum PTH. Self-report of falls over the subsequent 12 months. Baseline physical performance and self-reported demographic, behavioral, and health status measures including kidney function, chronic conditions, and medication use.

Results

One-th

SUBMITTER: Houston DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2720068 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature