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ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
Volume 63, Issue 10, Pages 1425-1431Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20562
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- Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [B20390182, C20591737, C20591774, A18689031, 19659305]
- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare [H17-Men-eki-009, H18-Choujyu-037, H20-Choujyu-009]
- Japanese Orthopaedic Association
- Japan Orthopaedics and Traumatology Foundation [166]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [19659305, 19109007] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Objective. There is little information on falls by sex and age strata in Japan, and few factors associated with falls have been established. However, the association between bone and joint diseases and falls remains unclear. We examined prevalence of falls by sex and age strata, determined its association with radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee and lumbar spine, and determined knee and lower back pain after single and multiple falls. Methods. A questionnaire assessed the number of falls during 12 months preceding baseline. Knee and lumbar spine radiographs were read by Kellgren/Lawrence (K/L) grade; radiographic knee OA and lumbar spondylosis were defined as a K/L grade of 3 or 4. Knee and lower back pain were estimated by an interview. Results. A total of 587 men and 1,088 women (mean +/- SD age 65.3 +/- 12.0 years) were analyzed. During 1 year, 79 (13.5%) men and 207 (19.0%) women reported at least 1 fall. With increasing age, the prevalence of multiple falls was higher in women, but lower in elderly men age > 60 years. In men, few factors were significantly associated with falls. In women, radiographic knee OA and lumbar spondylosis, as well as knee and lower back pain, were significantly associated with multiple falls without adjustment. Lower back pain and knee pain were independently associated with multiple falls in women after adjustment. Conclusion. Lower back pain and knee pain were significantly associated with multiple falls in women.
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