Adults with arthritis are injured in falls at a rate 2.5 times higher than for those without the disease, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The findings, published in the CDC’s May 2 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, showed that in almost all cases, rates of falls and falls injuries were “significantly higher” among adults 45 years and older with arthritis than those without.
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