Low Hemoglobin Levels and Recurrent Falls in U.S. Men and Women: Prospective Findings from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Cohort

Abstract Background There are few data available on low hemoglobin and incident falls in the general U.S. population. Methods Of 30,239 black and white U.S. adults ≥45 years in the population-based REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study, 16,782 had hemoglobin measured at basel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of the medical sciences 2013-06, Vol.345 (6), p.446-454
Hauptverfasser:	Barrett Bowling, C., MD, Brown, Cynthia J., MD, MSPH, Allman, Richard M., MD, Warriner, Amy H., MD, Curtis, Jeffrey R., MD, MS, MPH, Warnock, David G., MD, Muntner, Paul, PhD, Bradbury, Brian D., MA, DSc, Kilpatrick, Ryan D., PhD, Isitt, John J., MS, Judd, Suzanne, PhD, McClellan, William, MD, MPH
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Aged Anemia - blood Anemia - complications Black or African American Black People Cohort Studies Falls Female Gender Hemoglobin Hemoglobins - metabolism Humans Internal Medicine Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Recurrence Risk Factors Sex Factors Stroke United States White People
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Background There are few data available on low hemoglobin and incident falls in the general U.S. population. Methods Of 30,239 black and white U.S. adults ≥45 years in the population-based REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study, 16,782 had hemoglobin measured at baseline and follow-up data on falls. Hemoglobin was categorized by 1.0 g/dL increments relative to the World Health Organization anemia threshold (
ISSN:	0002-9629 1538-2990 1538-2990
DOI:	10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3182638364