Department of Environmental and Health Sciences, 40909Northern Vermont University, Johnson, VT, USA.
Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
J Aging Health. 2022 Oct;34(6-8):1125-1134. doi: 10.1177/08982643221096944. Epub 2022 Apr 29.
Poor nutritional status is a risk factor for falls and impedes recovery from falls in older adults. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between nutrition status and fall risk over time in a cohort of older adults.
Using an observational analytic study design, we collected demographic, fall risk, nutrition risk, food insecurity, and incident falls data from community-dwelling older Vermonters.
Data from 708 participants (70.3 years ± 6.6; 82% female) indicate a significant association between fall risk and nutrition risk ( < 0.001), fall risk and food insecurity ( < 0.001), and food insecurity and nutrition risk ( < 0.001). After adjusting for potential confounders, elevated nutrition risk was significantly associated with an incident fall over the next 6 months ( < 0.05).
Given the evidence for an association between nutrition status and falls, additional research, in a more diverse population, is needed to understand the nuances of these relationships.
营养状况不佳是老年人跌倒的危险因素，并会阻碍跌倒后的恢复。本研究的主要目的是调查一段时间内营养状况与跌倒风险在老年人群中的关系。
采用观察性分析研究设计，我们从佛蒙特州的社区居住的老年人中收集人口统计学、跌倒风险、营养风险、食物不安全和跌倒事件数据。
708 名参与者（70.3 ± 6.6 岁；82%为女性）的数据表明，跌倒风险与营养风险（<0.001）、跌倒风险与食物不安全（<0.001）以及食物不安全与营养风险（<0.001）之间存在显著关联。在调整了潜在混杂因素后，营养风险升高与接下来 6 个月内的跌倒事件显著相关（<0.05）。
鉴于营养状况与跌倒之间存在关联的证据，需要在更多样化的人群中进行更多研究，以了解这些关系的细微差别。
