作者
Hui Ting Ang, Ka Keat Lim, Yu Heng Kwan, Pui San Tan, Kai Zhen Yap, Zafirah Banu, Chuen Seng Tan, Warren Fong, Julian Thumboo, Truls Ostbye, Lian Leng Low
发表日期
2018/7
来源
Drugs & aging
卷号
35
页码范围
625-635
出版商
Springer International Publishing
简介
Background
Falls in individuals aged ≥ 60 years may result in injury, hospitalisation or death. The role of anti-hypertensive medications in falls among older adults is unclear.
Objective
The objective of this study was to assess the association of six anti-hypertensive medication classes, namely α-blockers (AB), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB), β-blockers (BB), calcium channel blockers (CCB) and diuretics, with the risk of falls, injurious falls or recurrent falls in individuals aged ≥ 60 years compared with non-users.
Methods
We performed systematic searches in PubMed, EMBASE and CINAHL and included cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies that investigated the associations between the use of anti-hypertensive medication classes and the risk of falls …
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