TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Racial/ethnic predictors of falls among older adults: the Health and Retirement Study
JO  - Journal of aging and health
A1  - Nicklett, Emily J.
A1  - Taylor, Robert Joseph
SP  - 1060
EP  - 1075
VL  - 26
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine racial/ethnic differences in the probability and frequency of falls among adults aged 65 and older. <br><br>METHOD: Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) from 2000 to 2010, the authors conducted random-intercept logistic and Poisson regression analyses to examine whether race/ethnicity predicted the likelihood of a fall event and the frequency of falls. <br><br>RESULTS: The analytic sample included 10,484 older adults. Baseline analyses showed no significant racial/ethnic differences in the probability or number of falls. However, in the longitudinal random-intercept models, African Americans had significantly lower odds (0.65) of experiencing at least one fall compared with non-Hispanic Whites. Among fallers, African Americans had significantly fewer falls (24%) than non-Hispanic Whites, controlling for health and sociodemographic covariates (all ps <.05). Latinos did not differ from non-Hispanic Whites in the likelihood or number of falls. <br><br>DISCUSSION: African Americans are less likely to experience initial or recurrent falls than non-Hispanic Whites.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0898-2643
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264314541698
ID  - ref1
ER  -