Kidney function and other factors and their association with falls : The screening for CKD among older people across Europe (SCOPE) study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reduced kidney function has become a major public health concern, especially among older people, as Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is associated with increased risk of end stage renal disease and mortality. Falls are a serious negative health outcome in older persons with one third of people aged 65 years experiencing a fall per year and increasing fall rates with increasing age. The impact of CKD on falls in older community-dwelling persons is not well investigated. Additionally, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) may also increase the risk of falls. Therefore, our aim was to investigate the impact of CKD and LUTS on falls as well as on injurious falls.

Methods

The SCOPE study is an observational, multinational, multicenter, prospective cohort study involving comm

SUBMITTER: Britting S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7531089 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature