ArticleBMC geriatrics2020
Kidney function and other factors and their association with falls : The screening for CKD among older people across Europe (SCOPE) study.
Article in BMC geriatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02691546 (Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Among Older People Across Europe (SCOPE)
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Albuminuria Levels and Geriatric Outcomes in Predialysis: Chronic Kidney Disease: Falls, Fear of Falling, and Frailty in a Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Nocturia and Nighttime Falls in Older Adults With Hip Fractures: A Retrospective Observational Study.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Association between toileting and falls in older adults admitted to the emergency department and hospitalised: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Clinical study of falls among inpatients with hematological diseases and exploration of risk prediction models.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Transient versus stable nature of fear of falling over 24 months in community-older persons with falls- data of the EU SCOPE project on Kidney function.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Insights into Cognitive Brain Health in Chronic Kidney Disease.Gerontology & geriatrics : research · 2022Article
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21 authors at 11 institutions in 8 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundReduced kidney function has become a major public health concern, especially among older people, as Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is associated with increased risk of end stage renal disease and mortality. Falls are a serious negative health outcome in older persons with one third of people aged 65 years experiencing a fall per year and increasing fall rates with increasing age. The impact of CKD on falls in older community-dwelling persons is not well investigated. Additionally, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) may also increase the risk of falls. Therefore, our aim was to investigate the impact of CKD and LUTS on falls as well as on injurious falls.
methodsThe SCOPE study is an observational, multinational, multicenter, prospective cohort study involving community-dwelling older persons aged 75 years and more recruited from August 2016 to March 2018 in seven European countries. The main outcomes of the present study were any falls and any injurious falls during the 12 months before enrolment. The cross-sectional association of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and LUTS with study outcomes was investigated by logistic regression analysis adjusted for baseline characteristics of enrolled subjects.
resultsOur series consisted of 2256 SCOPE participants (median age = 79.5 years, 55.7% female). Of them, 746 participants experienced a fall and 484 reported an injurious fall in the 12 months prior to baseline assessment. CKD was not significantly associated with falls (OR = 0.95, 95%CI = 0.79-1.14 for eGFR< 60; OR = 1.02, 95%CI = 0.81-1.28 for eGFR< 45; OR = 1.08, 95%CI = 0.74-1.57 for eGFR< 30) or injurious falls (OR = 0.91, 95%CI = 0.67-1.24 for eGFR< 60; OR = 0.93, 95%CI = 0.63-1.37 for eGFR< 45; OR = 1.19, 95%CI = 0.62-2.29 for eGFR< 30). LUTS were found significantly associated with both falls (OR = 1.56, 95%CI = 1.29-1.89) and injurious falls (OR = 1.58, 95%CI = 1.14-2.19), and such associations were confirmed in all multivariable models.
conclusionsCross-sectional data suggest that CKD may not be associated with history of falls or injurious falls, whereas LUTS is significantly associated with the outcomes.
trial registrationThis study was registered on 25th February 2016 at clinicaltrials.gov ( NCT02691546 ).
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