Open AccessIdiopathic peripheral neuropathy increases fall risk in a population‐based cohort study of older adults
Author(s) -
Riskowski Jody L,
Quach Lien,
Manor Brad,
Menz Hylton B,
Lipsitz Lewis A,
Hannan Marian T
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-5-s1-p19
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral neuropathy , foot (prosody) , population , cohort , cohort study , falls in older adults , physical therapy , epidemiology , young adult , peripheral , rehabilitation , prospective cohort study , gerontology , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine , diabetes mellitus , environmental health , endocrinology , philosophy , linguistics
Background Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is often associated with specific diseases; however, research suggests that idiopathic PN is prevalent in older adult populations [1]. Foot ulceration is the traditional medical concern with PN, but people with PN may also have disproportionately more falls [2]. Therefore, our objective was to evaluate associations between PN and prospectively-ascertained falls in older adults from the population-based MOBILIZE Boston Study.