ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Older Adults with Hypertension: Prevalence of Falls and Their Associated Factors.
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- Hyponatremia and aging-related diseases: key player or innocent bystander? A systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Mechanistic Pathways Linking Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Osteoarthritis to Falls in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Orthostatic Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Disease, and Hypotensive Events.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2026Article
- Sarcopenia and physical performance among older adults with increased body mass index and falls.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Association Between Postprandial Hypotension Determined by Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring and Falls Among Older Adults With Hypertension Who Are Taking Antihypertensive Medication: Results From the AMBROSIA Study.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2026Article
- Identifying contributing-factor configurations in reported bed falls: a Bayesian network-based exploratory study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Retrospective Analysis of the Association Between Sarcopenia and Fall Risk in Older Breast Cancer Patients Using Real World Data (TriNetX).Cancer medicine · 2025Article
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- Longitudinal patterns of antidepressant and benzodiazepine use associated with injurious falls in older adults with depression: a retrospective cohort study.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring the role of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the associations between sarcopenia and falls in older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Thiazide diuretics use & risk of falls & syncope among hypertensives: A retrospective cohort study.The Indian journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Burden of falls in China, 1992-2021 and projections to 2030: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A cross-sectional analysis of fall risk among institutionalized older adults in Malaysia.Belitung nursing journal · 2025Article
- Stumbles, Gait, and Cognition: Risk Factors Associated with Falls in Older Adults with Subjective Memory Complaints.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The effect of posture on the age dependence of neurovascular coupling.Physiological reports · 2024Article
- The Impact of Demographics and Comorbidities on Fall Incidence and Prevalence in Older Adults.Research square · 2024Article
- The characteristics and risk factors of fatal falls among adults aged 60 and above in Southwest China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Using a participatory design to develop an implementation framework for integrating falls prevention for older people within the Chinese primary health care system.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Falls and fall-related injuries: prevalence, characteristics, and treatment among participants of the Geelong Osteoporosis Study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Falls and associated risk factors in a sample of old age population in Egyptian community.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Falls are prominent health issues among older adults. Among hypertensive older adults, falls may have a detrimental effect on their health and wellbeing. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of falls among hypertensive older adults and to identify the associated factors that contribute to their falls. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among two hundred and sixty-nine hypertensive older adults who were selected via systematic random sampling in two primary health clinics in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. Data on their socio-demographic details, their history of falls, medication history and clinical characteristics were collected. Balance and gait were assessed using the Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA). It was found that 32.2% of participants reported falls within a year. Polypharmacy (adjusted OR 2.513, 95% CI 1.339, 4.718) and diuretics (adjusted OR 2.803, 95% CI 1.418, 5.544) were associated with an increased risk of falls. Meanwhile, a higher POMA score (adjusted OR 0.940, 95% CI 0.886, 0.996) and the number of antihypertensives (adjusted OR 0.473, 95% CI 0.319, 0.700) were associated with a low incidence of falling among hypertensive older adults. Falls are common among hypertensive older adults. Older adults who are taking diuretics and have a polypharmacy treatment plan have a higher incidence of falls. However, older adults taking a higher number of anti-hypertensive medications specifically were not associated with an increased prevalence of falls.
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