Subjective Age and Falls in Older Age: Evidence From Two Longitudinal Cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Falls are a common and serious health problem. The present study examined the association between subjective age (i.e., feeling younger or older than one's chronological age) and falls in 2 large national samples.

Method

Participants aged 65-105 years old were drawn from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). Data on falls, subjective age, and demographic factors were available from 2,382 participants in HRS and 3,449 in NHATS. Falls were tracked for up to 8 (HRS) and 7 (NHATS) years.

Results

Cox regression analyses that included demographic covariates indicated that older subjective age increased the risk of falling in HRS (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.08-1.27) and in NHAT

SUBMITTER: Fundenberger H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535769 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature