Association of Reduced eGFR and Albuminuria with Serious Fall Injuries among Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Falls are common and associated with adverse outcomes in patients on dialysis. Limited data are available in earlier stages of CKD.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We analyzed data from 8744 Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study participants ≥65 years old with Medicare fee for service coverage. Serious fall injuries were defined as a fall-related fracture, brain injury, or joint dislocation using Medicare claims. Hazard ratios (HRs) for serious fall injuries were calculated by eGFR and albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR). Among 2590 participants with CKD (eGFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2) or ACR≥30 mg/g), cumulative mortality after a serious fall injury compared with age-matched controls without a fall injury was calcu

SUBMITTER: Bowling CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4934847 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature