Journal of epidemiology and community health
Self-reported sleep duration and recurrent falls in people aged 50 and above: evidence from two prospective cohorts.
Ze Zhang, Yingying Diao, Mingwang Fu, Wantong Han, Haoran Zhou, Biyun Xu, Bingwei Chen
Published: 202510.1136/jech-2025-224958
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Falls can repeatedly occur as people age, which leads to injury, disability and mortality in older adults. Sleep duration may be a modifiable factor, but longitudinal evidence on its association with recurrent falls is limited. METHODS: W…
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