Falls and its risk factors among elderly patients with diabetes
- VernacularTitle:老年糖尿病患者跌倒及其危险因素
- Author:
Lifeng FAN
;
Juming LU
;
Yaguang ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes Elderly people Falls Risk Factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine
2001;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study falls and its risk factors among elderly patients with diabetes.Methods A case-control study was conducted among 101 diabetic patients aged over 60 years,and 104 elderly people without diabetes were taken as controls.Results Falls in elderly diabetic patients (24.75%) were higher than elderly people without diabetes (13.40%)(P
