401. Falls and Recurrent Falls among Adults in A Multi-ethnic Asian Population: The Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study
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Ching-Yu Cheng, Ecosse L. Lamoureux, Shivani Majithia, Nicholas Y. Q. Tan, Charumathi Sabanayagam, Kah-Hie Wong, Tien Yin Wong, Yih Chung Tham, Miao-Li Chee, and Wei Dai
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cross-sectional study ,Visual impairment ,Visual Acuity ,Poison control ,lcsh:Medicine ,Suicide prevention ,Occupational safety and health ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Sex Factors ,Recurrence ,Risk Factors ,Epidemiology ,Injury prevention ,Medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,lcsh:Science ,Aged ,Singapore ,Multidisciplinary ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,Age Factors ,Middle Aged ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Accidental Falls ,Female ,lcsh:Q ,Self Report ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Demography ,Fall prevention - Abstract
We evaluated the rate and risk factors associated with falls and recurrent falls in a multi-ethnic Asian population. 10,009 participants aged ≥40 years (mean[SD] age = 58.9[10.4] years) underwent clinical examinations and completed interviewer-administered questionnaires. Participants who self-reported at least one fall or ≥2 falls in past 12 months were defined as fallers and recurrent fallers, respectively. Age-standardized rates for falls and recurrent falls were 13.8% (95%CI, 13.1–14.6%) and 4.6% (95%CI, 4.2–5.1%), respectively. Multivariable analyses showed older age (OR = 1.20; 95%CI, 1.11–1.30), female gender (OR = 1.79; 95%CI, 1.54–2.07), diabetes (OR = 1.22; 95%CI, 1.07–1.40), cardiovascular disease (CVD, OR = 1.37; 95%CI, 1.14–1.65), ≥3 systemic comorbidities (OR = 1.35; 95%CI, 1.09–1.67), lower European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) score (OR = 1.36; 95%CI, 1.29–1.44), alcohol consumption (OR = 1.41, 95%CI, 1.11–1.78) and presenting visual impairment (VI, OR = 1.23; 95%CI, 1.02–1.47) were associated with falls. For recurrent falls, female gender (OR = 2.27; 95%CI, 1.75–2.94), diabetes (OR = 1.28; 95%CI, 1.03–1.61), CVD (OR = 2.00; 95%CI, 1.53–2.62), ≥3 systemic comorbidities (OR = 1.69; 95%CI, 1.19–2.39), lower EQ-5D score (OR = 1.47; 95%CI, 1.35–1.59), living in 1–2 room public flat (OR = 1.57; 95%CI, 1.05–2.33), monthly income
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- 2018
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