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Association between diabetes and the risk of falls: a nationwide population-based study
Se Hwa Kim 1 , Yoo Mee Kim 1 , Young Jun Won 1 & Soo Kyong Kim 2
1Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, International St. Mary’s Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea; 2CHA University, CHA Bundang Medical Center, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Background: This study examined the associations between diabetes (DM) and falls in Korean using data from a large population-based survey.
Methods: This study analyzed 126 200 men and women (aged ≥50 years) who participated in Korean Community Health Survey in 2013. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between DM and falls.
Results: The mean (±S.D.) of age, and body mass index was 64.9±10.0 years and 23.2±2.9 kg/m2. We identified 18,916 individuals with DM (91.6% with oral antidiabetics or no medication [DM-O], and 8.4% with insulin [DM-I]) and 107,284 individuals without DM. A total of 20 419 (19.0%) non-DM subjects, 3921 (22.6%) DM-O patients and 485 (30.6%) DM-I patients had histories of falls. After adjustment for potential confounders, the odd ratio (OR) for falls in DM-O group and DM-I group were 1.09 (95% CI: 1.03-1.16) and 1.76 (95% CI: 1.52–2.04) compared with non-DM group. Corresponding results for recurrent falls (≥2 times per year) in DM-O group and DM-I group were 1.15 (95% CI: 1.05–1.25) and 2.15 (95% CI: 1.77–2.62).
Conclusions: The risk of falls was increased in diabetes patients, particularly among those using insulin.
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