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New evidence indicates that older adults taking blood pressure medications have more than double the risk of bone fractures. The findings come from Rutgers Health researchers, who analyzed data from nearly 30,000 residents aged 65 and over in Veterans Health Administration (VA) nursing homes between 2006 and 2019.
Rutgers Health research finds a link between common medications and life-threatening injuries
The researchers noted that patients with dementia, those with systolic blood pressure above 139, people with diastolic blood pressure above 79, or those with no recent use of blood pressure
<p>Rutgers Health research finds a link between common medications and life-threatening injuriesRutgers Health research finds a link between common medications and life-threatening injuries.</p>
Residents starting blood pressure medications had a 30-day fracture risk of 5.4 per 100 individuals per year, versus 2.2 for non-users.