[Falling risk factors in patients with arterial hypertension 55+ years old]

Arterial hypertension (AH) is the most prevalent cardiac risk factor in old patients. Falls-related complications includes increased disability and mortality, decreased activity levels, quality of life, and overall health status. So falls are an important health problem. The aim of our study was to study falls in patients with AH 56+ years old finding fall risk factors in this population.

We examined 146 patients. 50 patients with AH had a fall during last 6 month. 96 patients with AH had no falls during this period.

According to our study major risk factors for fall in population with AH are age, female sex, stratify sore value and blood pressure levels at admission. Patients who had experienced falls during last 6 month had significantly higher systolic, diastolic and pulsed blood pressure at admission without good blood pressure control. All differences in blood pressure were not reproduced in patients at discharge. So we suggest that ambulatory blood pressure control is important for fall prevention in people with AH 55+ years old.