TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Medications and fall-related fractures in the elderly
JO  - Health reports
A1  - Wilkins, K.
SP  - 45
EP  - 53(Eng); 49
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This article examines associations between the use of selected medications and fall-related fractures in the household population aged 65 or older. DATA SOURCE: The analysis was based on cross-sectional data from the household component of the 1996/97 cycle of the National Population Health Survey. Data were from a sample of 13,363 respondents aged 65 or older. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES: Descriptive statistics and multivariate analyses were used to study cross-sectional associations between selected medications used in the previous month and fractures occurring in the previous year. Multiple logistic regression analyses controlled for potentially confounding factors. MAIN RESULTS: Among elderly individuals who sustained any activity-limiting injury in 1996/97, an estimated 65,000 reported the most serious such injury had been a fall-related fracture. The odds of a fall-related fracture were significantly low among people who were taking diuretics/antihypertensives. Arthritis and urinary incontinence were positively associated with fall-related fractures.<p />  <p>Language: fr</p>
LA  - fr
SN  - 0840-6529
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -