| Older individuals with diabetes have an increased risk of recurrent falls: analysis of potential mediating factors: the Longitudinal Ageing Study Amsterdam. | |
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PMID: 22156559 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Objectives: to compare the incidence of recurrent falls in older people with and without diabetes, and to examine diabetes- and fall-related risk factors explaining the increased risk of recurrent falls associated with diabetes.Methods: population-based cohort study of 1,145 (85 with diabetes) community-dwelling participants, aged ≥65 years, from The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA). Falls were assessed prospectively (every 3 months) during a 3-year follow-up period. Incidence of recurrent falls was estimated with Poisson regression analyses. The associations between diabetes and time to recurrent falls, defined as at least two falls occurring within a 6-month period, and the potential explanatory role of several risk factors herein, were analysed with the use of Cox-regression models.Results: during a mean follow-up of 139 weeks, 30.6% of the individuals with and 19.4% of the individuals without diabetes fell recurrently [incidence rate of 129.7 versus 77.4 per 1,000 persons-years, respectively, HR = 1.67 (95% CI: 1.11-2.51)]. Adjustments for potential confounders did not change the increased risk associated with diabetes [HR = 1.63 (1.06-2.52)]. Factors that partly explained this increased risk were: greater number of medication, higher levels of pain, poorer self-perceived health, lower physical activity and grip strength, more limitations in ADLs, lower-extremity physical performance and cognitive impairment. Altogether, these variables accounted for ∼47% of the increased risk of recurrent falls associated with diabetes [adjusted HR = 1.30 (0.79-2.11)].Conclusion: fall prevention efforts targeting the factors identified above may need to be incorporated into the care and treatment of older individuals with diabetes. |
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Evelien Pijpers; Isabel Ferreira; Renate T de Jongh; Dorly J Deeg; Paul Lips; Coen D A Stehouwer; Arie C Nieuwenhuijzen Kruseman |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-8 |
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Title: Age and ageing Volume: - ISSN: 1468-2834 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375655 Medline TA: Age Ageing Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (MUMC+), PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands. |
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