Study finds more people aged over 75 suffer from falls

Researchers said this was a cause for worry as the chance for serious injury such as hip fractures is high for people in the age bracket, as is the risk of depression after the fall.

The finding is just one of many made by Universiti Malaya’s ambitious Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (Melor) project, a long-term effort to “gather vital information on issues, opinions and needs of the older person from their own perspective”.