Many falls occur among older adults with no traditional risk factors. We examined potential
independent effects of lifestyle on fall risk. Not smoking and going outdoors frequently or …

Despite extensive literature on falls among seniors, little is known about gender-specific risk
factors. To determine the prevalence of falls by gender and sociodemographic …

Physical activity and physical performance have been linked to fall risk in the elderly. The
authors examined the relation between physical activity and physical performance with …

There were differences in risk factors between men and women and between two follow-up
time lengths. Osteoporosis was significantly associated with recurrent falls for women but not …

Using data from 66,134 postmenopausal women enrolled in the National Osteoporosis Risk
Assessment (NORA) study, more than half of whom were less than age 65, we identified 18 …

Background despite fall history being a well-known risk factor for falls and fractures, the
association between very recent falls and imminent fracture risk is not clearly elucidated …

Background Falls are a major cause of disability and death in older people, particularly
women. Cross-sectional surveys suggest that some risk factors associated with a history of …

Falls are common in the elderly, and frequently result in injury and disability. Most falls result
from an interaction between individual characteristics that increase an individual's …

OBJECTIVES To identify sex‐specific associations between risk factors and injurious falls
over the short (< 4 years) and long (4–10 years) term. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the interrelationships and discriminatory value of a broad range of
objectively measured explanatory risk factors for falls. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study …