ArticleClinical interventions in aging2026
Malnutrition, Frailty, and High Fall Risk in Older Adults: Examining Their Interactive Effects in a Cross-Sectional Study.
Article in Clinical interventions in aging, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Falls are a major public health concern for older adults, impacting health. Frailty and malnutrition are widely studied variables closely linked to fall risk. While the individual links of these factors with fall risk are known, their combined effects and quantitative relationships remain poorly understood. This study aimed to explore the interactive effects of malnutrition and frailty on fall risk among older adults. Methods: This study involved the recruitment of 13,970 older adults from 10 communities, who were assessed using the frailty score, the Mini-Nutritional Assessment Scale, and the STEADI tool. Multiplicative interactions were calculated through logistic regression. Additive interactions were evaluated using the relative excess risk (RERI), attribution ratio (AP), and synergy index (SI). Results: 24.1% of participants were identified as having high fall risk. Frailty and malnutrition each independently correlate with fall risk. Compared with participants who were non-frail and well-nourished, those with coexisting frailty and malnutrition had significantly higher odds of high fall risk (OR = 15.83, 95% CI: 11.77-21.28). A significant multiplicative interaction between frailty and malnutrition was confirmed (OR = 1.064, 95% CI: 1.047-1.082). Significant positive additive interaction was also identified: RERI = 1.58 (95% CI: 0.19-2.96), AP = 0.10 (95% CI: 0.01-0.19), and SI = 1.18 (95% CI: 1.02-1.36). Conclusion: Frailty and malnutrition are correlated with high fall risk in older adults, with a modest positive interaction observed between the two conditions, offering empirical support for the development of comprehensive fall prevention and management strategies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.