SynthesisBMC geriatrics2024
Risk factors for falls in older adults with diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prevalence and risk factors of falls in people on hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Renal failure · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review Examining the Association of Falls With Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors for mild cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Vitamin D and Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Older Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Risk factors for alcohol-related injury experienced within a year: results of a nationwide large-scale internet survey.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence, risk factors and adverse health outcomes of osteosarcopenia in middle-aged and older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus-a scoping review.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Review
- Risk factors associated with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury mortality in admitted older adults: a retrospective, single-center study at a level II trauma center.Journal of trauma and injury · 2026Article
- Machine Learning Classification of Current Functional Impairment in Older Adults with Diabetes: Evidence from CHARLS 2015.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Mechanistic Pathways Linking Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Osteoarthritis to Falls in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Latent profiles of kinesiophobia and their associations with exercise self-efficacy, diabetes distress, and fall risk in older adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Combined impact of diabetes mellitus and substance use on injury risk: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan.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
- Integrated cortical-cognitive signatures identified by machine learning enable early detection of MCI in type 2 diabetes.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Machine learning-based prediction model for fall risk among individuals with arthritis in China: an analysis using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) database.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Relating consequential falls to individual and combinations of prescription medication use in Swedish older adults.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2026Article
- Multimorbidity and its associations with physical function, fall risk, and hospitalization cost in adults with type 1 diabetes: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Brain over muscle: central mechanisms predominate in gait impairment among older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy in Older Adults with Diabetes: A Qualitative Analysis of Phase 4 ClinicalTrials.gov Studies.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026Article
- Factors Associated With Falls Among the Elderly With Type 2 Diabetes in Urban Shanghai: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of diabetes research · 2026Article
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Abstract
aimTo identify risk factors for falls in older adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).
methodsThe eligible studies identified factors associated with the risk of falls in older adults with T2DM. We searched PubMed, Cinahl, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library databases. The review has been updated and the last review date was November 30, 2023 (CRD42020193461).
resultsTwelve studies met the inclusion criteria, and eight studies were included in the meta-analysis. These studies included a total of 40,778 older adults with T2DM, aged 60 to 101 years. The risk of developing the outcome falls in older adults with T2DM is 63% higher compared to the risk in older adults without T2DM (HR 1.63; 95% CI [1.30 - 2.05]). The overall chance of falling in older adults with T2DM is 59% higher than that of non-diabetic older adults (OR 1.59; 95% CI [1.36 -1.87]), and in older adults with T2DM who take insulin the chance of falling is 162% higher (OR 2.62; 95% CI [1.87 - 3.65]). No results on diabetic polyneuropathy were found in the studies.
conclusionOlder adults with T2DM present a higher risk of falls compared to non-diabetics. Among the included older adults with T2DM, the most important factor associated with a higher risk of falls was insulin use.
trial registrationRegistered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42020193461).
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