Risk Factors for Falls and Hip Fractures in Elderly People, 135 Individuals

A case-control study of 135 individuals aged 60 years and older, matched by sex, conducted from 2005 to 2012. Data were collected through home interviews and medical records to identify protective and risk factors for falls and hip fractures. The study employed chi-square tests, Student's t-tests, and logistic regression analyses.

Use Cases

• Predicting hip fracture risk based on hypertension, sedentary lifestyle, and home safety features mentioned in the description
• Modeling fall risk based on physical inactivity, osteoporosis, and depression status described in the results
• Identifying protective factors for falls based on the presence of handrails on home stairs
• Analyzing associations between hearing ability and hip fracture risk as suggested by the study findings

Strengths

• Study design includes 135 individuals in a 1:1:1 case-control proportion
• Data collection combined home interviews and medical records for multiple sources
• Analysis employed multivariate logistic regression to identify significant factors

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2005-2012 collection period

Provenance

Source

Danilo Simoni Soares via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Case-control study with data collected via home interviews and medical record review

Time Range

2005 to 2012