Anticholinergic burden in middle-aged women and recurrent falls in later life: findings from the Aberdeen prospective osteoporosis screening study (APOSS)

• Main Authors: Samuel R. Neal (Author), Adrian D. Wood (Author), Andrew D. Ablett (Author), Jenny S. Gregory (Author), Jordan Guillot (Author), Helen M. Macdonald (Author), David M. Reid (Author), Phyo K. Myint (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Anticholinergic burden (ACB) is a recognised risk factor for falls in older people; however, whether ACB in middle age predicts falls in later life is unknown. Methods: We examined this association in the middle-aged women of the Aberdeen Prospective Osteoporosis Screening Study (APOSS)....