Background: Vitamin D supplementation may prevent falls in older persons, but evidence is
inconsistent, possibly because of dosage differences. Objective: To compare the effects of 4 …

A greater propensity to falling is associated with higher fracture risk. This study provides
adjustments to FRAX-based fracture probabilities accounting for the number of prior falls …

Background Orthostatic hypotension (OH) based on a change from seated‐to‐standing
blood pressure (BP) is often used interchangeably with supine‐to‐standing BP. Methods …

The relationship between self-reported falls and fracture risk was estimated in an
international meta-analysis of individual-level data from 46 prospective cohorts. Previous …

A simple question construct regarding number of falls in the previous year, ascertained by a
single question, was strongly associated with incident fractures in routine clinical practice …

Background: While prospective recording is considered as the gold standard, retrospective
recall is widely utilized for falls outcomes due to its convenience. This brings about the …

Introduction Hip fractures result in substantial health impacts for patients and costs to health
systems. Many patients require prolonged hospital stays and up to 60% do not regain their …

Background Older people with impaired executive function (EF) might have an increased fall
risk, but prospective studies with prolonged follow-up are scarce. This study aimed to …

In this prospective study, half of all falls resulted in injury. Pre-frail adults sustained more
injuries, while more frail adults had injuries requiring hospitalization or fractures. Pre-frail …

Background In elderly poeple, multimorbidity and polypharmacy increase while sensory,
motor and cognitive functions decrease. Falls occur in 30% of people aged 65 years and …