Antihypertensive Medications and Serious Fall Injuries in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults
Tinetti ME, Han L, Lee DS, McAvay GJ, Peduzzi P, Gross CP, Zhou B, Lin H. Antihypertensive Medications and Serious Fall Injuries in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 588-595. PMID: 24567036, PMCID: PMC4136657, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.14764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAgedAged, 80 and overAntihypertensive AgentsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.FemaleHumansMalePropensity ScoreRiskUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesConceptsSerious fall injuriesAdjusted hazard ratioAntihypertensive medicationsMultiple chronic conditionsFall injuriesAntihypertensive groupHazard ratioOlder adultsChronic conditionsAntihypertensive medication classesStandardized daily doseAntihypertensive medication useCommunity-living adultsPropensity score adjustmentTraumatic brain injuryHealthy older adultsMedication intensityCardiovascular eventsMedication classesDaily doseHip fractureMedication useNationally Representative SampleHead injuryBrain injury