Risk factors for incident falls in Singaporean community-dwelling adult men and women: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our study aimed to identify the risk factors of incident falls between men and women.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

The study recruited participants from the Central region of Singapore. Baseline and follow-up data were collected via a face-to-face survey.

Participants

Community-dwelling adults aged 40 years and above from the Population Health Index Survey.

Outcome measure

Incident falls were defined as the experience of a fall between the baseline and 1-year follow-up but having no falls 1 year prior to baseline. Multiple logistic regressions were performed to determine the association of sociodemographic factors, medical history and lifestyle with incident falls. Sex subgroup analyses were conducted to examine sex-specific risk f

SUBMITTER: Yip WF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9990598 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature