Therefore, hypoglycemia possibly contributes to falls more often than was found in this study.
Background: Recent findings suggest that executive function (EF) plays a critical role in the regulation of gait in older adults, especially under complex and challenging conditions, and that EF deficits may, therefore, contribute to fall risk.
Hypoglycemic episodes are thought to contribute to fall risk in patients with diabetes using insulin.
Reduced physical activity, common during and after chemotherapy [ 19], could further contribute to fall risk because inactivity leads to declines in neuromuscular function.
measures postural stability and is used to identify objective patterns of balance problems consistent with neuropathy, vestibular loss, and CNS disorders that contribute to fall risk [ 66].
In other analyses, we will use structural equation modeling to determine if latent variables defined by shared covariation among groups of potential risk factors contribute to fall risks.
If age-associated changes occur in multiple systems (e.g., vision, balance), depression may further contribute to fall risk by increasing stride variability and exacerbating instability.
Several studies have also demonstrated that weakness of the lower extremity muscles and impaired balance are important factors contributing to fall risk.
However, we did find a significantly lower increase in pulse rate after 1 minute of standing in topical beta-blocker users, which, in daily life, may contribute to fall risk on standing up.
