@article{ref1,
title="Risk of fall in patients with COPD",
journal="Thorax",
year="2018",
author="Hakamy, Ali and Bolton, Charlotte E. and Gibson, Jack E. and McKeever, Tricia M.",
volume="73",
number="11",
pages="1079-1080",
abstract="A matched cohort study was conducted to determine the incidence of falls in patients following a diagnosis of COPD using a UK primary care database. 44 400 patients with COPD and 175 545 non-COPD subjects were identified. The incidence rate of fall per 1000 person-years in patients with COPD was higher (44.9; 95% CI 44.1 to 45.8) compared with non-COPD subjects (24.1; 95% CI 23.8 to 24.5) (P<0.0001). Patients with COPD were 55% more likely to have an incident record of fall than non-COPD subjects (adjusted HR, 1.55; 95% CI 1.50 to 1.59). The greater falls risk in patients with COPD needs consideration and modifiable factors addressed.<br><br>© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0040-6376",
doi="10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211008"
}