TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Risk of fall in patients with COPD
JO  - Thorax
A1  - Hakamy, Ali
A1  - Bolton, Charlotte E.
A1  - Gibson, Jack E.
A1  - McKeever, Tricia M.
SP  - 1079
EP  - 1080
VL  - 73
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0040-6376
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211008
ID  - ref1
ER  -