BACKGROUND & AIMS: Falls are a major threat for patients with Parkinson's disease, as they are associated with higher risk of morbidity, loss of functional ability, institutionalization, and mortality. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with poorer physical performance in middle age, but its impact in the older and frailer subjects is unclear. The present study aimed at assessing the association of MetS with falls in patients with Parkinson's disease. METHODS: We analyzed data of 194 elderly with Parkinson's disease attending a geriatric Day Hospital. History of falls that occurred over the last year, as well as and the number of falls, were recorded. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed according to the National Cholesterol Education Program's ATP-III criteria. RESULTS: Falls were reported by 91 participants (47%). Logistic regression analysis showed that MetS was associated with reduced occurrence of falls (OR = .26; 95% CI = .10-.69; P = .007). Also, among participants who fell, Poisson regression indicated that MetS predicted a reduced number of falls (IRR = .43; 95% CI = .20-.89; P = .024). CONCLUSIONS: In our population MetS was associated with reduced probability of falls; among subjects who fell, MetS was associated with a reduced number of falls. Dedicated studies are needed to better understand the subsystems involved, as well as the therapeutic implications of such an association.
BACKGROUND & AIMS:Falls are a major threat for patients with Parkinson's disease, as they are associated with higher risk of morbidity, loss of functional ability, institutionalization, and mortality. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with poorer physical performance in middle age, but its impact in the older and frailer subjects is unclear. The present study aimed at assessing the association of MetS with falls in patients with Parkinson's disease. METHODS: We analyzed data of 194 elderly with Parkinson's disease attending a geriatric Day Hospital. History of falls that occurred over the last year, as well as and the number of falls, were recorded. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed according to the National Cholesterol Education Program's ATP-III criteria. RESULTS:Falls were reported by 91 participants (47%). Logistic regression analysis showed that MetS was associated with reduced occurrence of falls (OR = .26; 95% CI = .10-.69; P = .007). Also, among participants who fell, Poisson regression indicated that MetS predicted a reduced number of falls (IRR = .43; 95% CI = .20-.89; P = .024). CONCLUSIONS: In our population MetS was associated with reduced probability of falls; among subjects who fell, MetS was associated with a reduced number of falls. Dedicated studies are needed to better understand the subsystems involved, as well as the therapeutic implications of such an association.
Authors: Ana Patrícia da Silva Souza; Waleska Maria Almeida Barros; José Maurício Lucas Silva; Mariluce Rodrigues Marques Silva; Ana Beatriz Januário Silva; Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes; Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Alves Dos Santos; Mayara Luclécia da Silva; Taciane Silva do Carmo; Roberta Karlize Pereira Silva; Karollainy Gomes da Silva; Sandra Lopes de Souza; Viviane de Oliveira Nogueira Souza Journal: Clinics (Sao Paulo) Date: 2021-12-13 Impact factor: 2.365
Authors: Maureen Leehey; Sheng Luo; Saloni Sharma; Anne-Marie A Wills; Jacquelyn L Bainbridge; Pei Shieen Wong; David K Simon; Jay Schneider; Yunxi Zhang; Adriana Pérez; Rohit Dhall; Chadwick W Christine; Carlos Singer; Franca Cambi; James T Boyd Journal: Neurology Date: 2017-09-29 Impact factor: 9.910