@article{ref1,
title="Midlife falls are associated with increased risk of mortality in women: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III",
journal="Archives of gerontology and geriatrics",
year="2020",
author="Karvonen-Gutierrez, Carrie A. and Ylitalo, Kelly R. and Peng, Mia Q.",
volume="91",
number="",
pages="e104206-e104206",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Falls are a public health concern for older adults but are also common among midlife adults. However, the consequences of falls occurring during midlife are not well understood.   METHODS: This investigation assessed the relationship between falls and mortality among midlife adults using survey data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (n = 1,295), linked to the National Death Index. The relationship between recurrent falls (≥2 falls) in the past year and 10-year death rate was assessed using survey-weighted Cox regression.   RESULTS: Nearly 20 % of adults who died within 10 years of their interview date were recurrent fallers at the time of interview. For women only, recurrent fallers had more than 4-fold increased hazard of death within 10 years compared to non-recurrent fallers (HR = 4.41; 95 % CI:2.24,8.68).   CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that midlife women are particularly vulnerable to adverse outcomes following recurrent falls. Fall prevention efforts should include efforts targeted at midlife women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-4943",
doi="10.1016/j.archger.2020.104206",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2020.104206"
}