Risk Profiles for Injurious Falls in People Over 60: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although falls in older adults are related to multiple risk factors, these factors have commonly been studied individually. We aimed to identify risk profiles for injurious falls in older adults by detecting clusters of established risk factors and quantifying their impact on fall risk.

Methods

Participants were 2,566 people, aged 60 years and older, from the population-based Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen. Injurious falls was defined as hospitalization for or receipt of outpatient care because a fall. Cluster analysis was used to identify aggregation of possible risk factors including chronic diseases, fall-risk increasing drugs (FRIDs), physical and cognitive impairments, and lifestyle-related factors. Associations between the clusters a

SUBMITTER: Ek S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5861922 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature