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Citation
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van de Loo B, Seppala LJ, van der Velde N, Medlock S, Denkinger M, de Groot LCPGM, Kenny RA, Moriarty F, Rothenbacher D, Stricker B, Uitterlinden A, Abu-Hanna A, Heymans MW, van Schoor N. J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci. 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub. |
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Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Use of fall prevention strategies requires detection of high-risk patients. Our goal was to develop prediction models for falls and recurrent falls in community-dwelling older adults and to improve upon previous models by using a large, pooled sample and by considering a wide range of candidate predictors, including medications.
METHODS: Harmonized data from two Dutch (LASA, B-PROOF) and one German cohort (ActiFE Ulm) of adults aged ≥ 65 years were used to fit two logistic regression models: one for predicting any fall and another for predicting recurrent falls over one year. Model generalizability was assessed using internal-external cross-validation.
RESULTS: Data of 5722 participants were included in the analyses, of whom 1868 (34.7%) endured at least one fall and 702 (13.8%) endured a recurrent fall. Positive predictors for any fall were: educational status, depression, verbal fluency, functional limitations, falls history, and use of antiepileptics and drugs for urinary frequency and incontinence; negative predictors were: body mass index (BMI), grip strength, systolic blood pressure, and smoking. Positive predictors for recurrent falls were: educational status, visual impairment, functional limitations, urinary incontinence, falls history, and use of anti-Parkinson drugs, antihistamines, and drugs for urinary frequency and incontinence; BMI was a negative predictor. The average C-statistic value was 0.65 for the model for any fall and 0.70 for the model for recurrent falls.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with previous models, the model for recurrent falls performed favorably while the model for any fall performed similarly. Validation and optimization of the models in other populations is warranted.
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