Sub-acute hyponatraemia more than chronic hyponatraemia is associated with serious falls and hip fractures.

Simran K BhandariAnnette L AdamsBonnie H LiConnie M RheeShirin SundarHolly KrasaKim N DanforthMichael H KanterKamyar Kalantar-ZadehSteven J JacobsenJohn J Sim

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2021)

Our findings suggest that early/sub-acute hyponatraemia appears more vulnerable and associated with serious falls/hip fractures. Whether hyponatraemia is a marker of frailty or a modifiable risk factor for falls remains to be determined.

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