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Fall Patterns Predict Mortality After Hip Fracture in Older Adults, Independent of Age, Sex, and Comorbidities

Authors
 Seung Won Burm  ;  Namki Hong  ;  Seung Hyun Lee  ;  Minheui Yu  ;  Ji Hoon Kim  ;  Kwan Kyu Park  ;  Yumie Rhee 
Citation
 CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL, Vol.109(4) : 372-382, 2021-10 
Journal Title
CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL
ISSN
 0171-967X 
Issue Date
2021-10
MeSH
Accidental Falls* ; Aged ; Cohort Studies ; Comorbidity ; Female ; Hip Fractures* / epidemiology ; Humans ; Male ; Risk Factors
Keywords
Death ; Fall ; Fracture ; Frailty
Abstract
Falls are the most frequent cause of hip fracture. We aimed to investigate whether specific fall patterns have predictive value for mortality after hip fracture. In this cohort study, data of individuals presented to the Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, between 2005 and 2019 due to fragility hip fracture (n = 1986) were analyzed. Fall patterns were defined as causes, activities leading to falls, and a combination of both, based on electronic medical records using pre-specified classification from a prior study on video-captured falls. Mean age of study subjects were 77 years (71% women) and 211 patients (10.6%) died during follow-up (median 544 days). Indoor falls at home had a higher mortality than outdoor falls (11.9 vs. 8.0%, p = 0.009). Among 16 fall patterns, incorrect weight shift while sitting down (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 4.03) or getting up (aHR 2.01), collapse during low-risk activity (aHR 2.39), and slipping while walking (aHR 2.90, p < 0.01 for all) were associated with increased mortality compared to outdoor falls, after adjustment for age, sex, and Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), constituting a high-risk pattern. High-risk fall patterns were associated with a higher risk of mortality (aHR 2.56, p < 0.001) than low-risk patterns (aHR 1.37, p = 0.080) and outdoor falls (referent; log rank p < 0.001), which improved mortality prediction when added to a base model including age, sex, and CCI (integrative area under receiver-operating characteristics curve 0.675 to 0.698, p < 0.001). Specific fall patterns were associated with higher mortality in older adults with hip fracture, independent of age, sex, and comorbidities.
Full Text
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00223-021-00846-z
DOI
10.1007/s00223-021-00846-z
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Emergency Medicine (응급의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery (정형외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Ji Hoon(김지훈) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0070-9568
Park, Kwan Kyu(박관규) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0514-3257
Lee, Seunghyun(이승현)
Rhee, Yumie(이유미) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4227-5638
Hong, Nam Ki(홍남기) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8246-1956
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/186798
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