FALL ELATED FACTORS IN THE TYPE 2 DIABETES OLDER ADULTS: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY ON OLDER ADULTS REFERRING TO THE HOSPITAL

Prevalence of diabetes increases along with aging. Due to various reasons, rate of falling in the aged suffering from diabetes is higher. Therefore, this study aims at determining factors relating falling of the aged suffering from type 2 diabetes.
A total of 60 years old or older with type 2 diabetes that referred to selected hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences using continues method. Cases that had experienced falling during last year and controls that had no such experience were assigned to two separate groups. Questionnaire used in this study included demographic data and factors relating falling. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t- test, Chi square and logistic regression.
Results showed that postural blood pressure (p=0.02) dizziness (p=0.05), fecal incontinency (p Multivariate logistic regression illustrated that fecal incontinency and auditory disorder happened along with falling in the aged suffering from type 2 diabetes. Therefore, preventing falling must be considered in care plan for such groups of people.