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. 2017 Sep 1;177(9):1385-1387.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.2924.

Injurious Falls and Syncope in Older Community-Dwelling Adults Meeting Inclusion Criteria for SPRINT

Donal J Sexton  1   2   3   4 , Mark Canney  1   3 , Matthew D L O'Connell  1 , Patrick Moore  1 , Mark A Little  3   4 , Conall M O'Seaghdha  1   3   4 , Rose-Anne Kenny  1
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Injurious Falls and Syncope in Older Community-Dwelling Adults Meeting Inclusion Criteria for SPRINT

Donal J Sexton et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This study compares rates of injurious falls and syncope in community-dwelling older adults in the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing with rates in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial.

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Figure.. Comparison of the Prevalence Rates of Injurious Falls and Syncope Between the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) and The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) Participants 75 Years or Older
Outcome prevalence is reported while also accounting for the attrition rate over the course of the study. Between wave 1 and wave 2 of TILDA, 46 of 407 participants (11.3%) were no longer participating in the study owing to death (n = 21), loss to follow-up (n = 2), refusal to answer questions as part of the study (n = 22), or withdrawal from the study (n = 1). Between wave 2 and wave 3, 109 of 407 participants (26.8%) were no longer participating in the study. Ascertainment of the reasons for this attrition at wave 3 is currently still ongoing at the time of writing.
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