@article{ref1,
title="A prospective cohort study of the impact of chronic disease on fall injuries in middle-aged and older adults",
journal="Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland)",
year="2023",
author="Yang, Xue and Li, Longxin and Xie, Fang and Wang, Zhang",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="e20230748-e20230748",
abstract="This cohort study investigated the impact of chronic diseases on fall risk in middle-aged and older individuals, offering insights for fall prevention strategies. Analysing data from 4,670 participants aged 40+ years, we used a Cox proportional risk model to assess chronic disease types, numbers, and interactions with other factors on fall injury risk across age groups. <br><br>RESULTS showed that middle-aged adults with respiratory diseases had a 26% increased fall risk (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05-1.48), and a linear dose-response relationship was observed between chronic disease number and fall risk (p < 0.001). The study also examined interaction effects of chronic diseases with gender, disability, and fall injury history. Female middle-aged and older adults with chronic diseases had a 67% higher fall risk than their male counterparts without chronic diseases (HR = 1.67, 95% CI: 1.36-1.88). In conclusion, chronically ill middle-aged and older adults have a higher fall risk, with high-risk groups including women, those with chronic diseases, and individuals with fall injury history. Fall prevention efforts should target middle-aged adults as well.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2391-5463",
doi="10.1515/med-2023-0748",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/med-2023-0748"
}