ArticleBMC geriatrics2021
Falls associated with indoor and outdoor environmental hazards among community-dwelling older adults between men and women.
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- Reporting race and ethnicity in aging in place research: A systematic review.The Gerontologist · 2026Pooled it
- Outdoor Environmental Risk Factors for Falls and Fear of Falling: A Systematic Review.The Gerontologist · 2025Pooled it
- The Relationship Between Physical Housing Characteristics, Housing Accessibility and Different Aspects of Health Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review.Journal of aging and health · 2024Pooled it
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- Sex-Specific Associations Between Sarcopenia and Obesity Parameters and Falls in Korean Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
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- Assessing physical therapists' knowledge in fall prevention among older adults in Saudi arabia: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Health and Functioning of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Urban and Rural Areas of Portugal-What Are the Implications for Physiotherapy Care?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Relationship between sleep duration and falls in older Mexican Americans: Sex differences in a longitudinal study.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2025Article
- When Pedestrian Crossings Become Danger Zones: Trauma and Mortality Risks in Elderly Pedestrians.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Exploring the role of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the associations between sarcopenia and falls in older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Unintentional In-Home Injuries in Older Adults.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Hip Fractures: Clinical, Biomaterial and Biomechanical Insights into a Common Health Challenge.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundHazardous environmental exposures are recognized risk factors for falls among older adults. However, the gender differences in the associations of falls with indoor and outdoor environmental hazards are scarce. This study examined the indoor and outdoor environmental risk factors for falls and compared the data for men and women among U.S. older adults using nationally representative data.
methodsWe used the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) for a cross-sectional analysis of 6680 community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years in the United States. A series of logistic regressions was used to identify the indoor and outdoor environmental hazards associated with falls stratified by gender after adjusting for sociodemographic, health, and behaviors. We also tested for significant interactions with gender.
resultsCompared to men, women had a higher prevalence of falls. In the model adjusted for sociodemographic, health, and behavioral conditions, there were gender differences in the association of falls with the presence of indoor and outdoor environmental hazards. Gender-specific analyses showed that women with the presence of indoor environmental hazards (OR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.04.-1.79) had higher odds of falls, whereas for men, the presence of outdoor environmental hazards (OR = 1.34, 95% CI = 1.02-1.75) was associated with falls. We also found a significant interaction term between outdoor environmental hazards and gender (OR = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.47-0.90). The interaction plot indicated that the presence of outdoor environmental hazards increased the risks of falling in men but not in women.
conclusionsSignificant gender differences exist in the association of falls with indoor and outdoor environmental hazards among older men and women. Our findings suggest that gender-tailored prevention programs to increase awareness of the environmental hazards and gender-specific environmental interventions are needed to help prevent falls.
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