Falls associated with indoor and outdoor environmental hazards among community-dwelling older adults between men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hazardous environmental exposures are recognized risk factors for falls among older adults. However, the gender differences in the associations of falls with indoor and outdoor environmental hazards are scarce. This study examined the indoor and outdoor environmental risk factors for falls and compared the data for men and women among U.S. older adults using nationally representative data.

Methods

We used the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) for a cross-sectional analysis of 6680 community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years in the United States. A series of logistic regressions was used to identify the indoor and outdoor environmental hazards associated with falls stratified by gender after adjusting for sociodemographic, health, and behaviors. We a

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8507100 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature