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Patient records were used to obtain demographic information, comorbidities, geriatric syndromes, medications, laboratory results, and comprehensive geriatric assessment parameters. Results: The prevalence of hyponatremia was 23.9% in this study (mean age \u00b1 SD was 75.59 \u00b1 8.13 years). The frequency of polypharmacy, dementia, falls, malnutrition and risk of malnutrition, frailty, probable sarcopenia, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, and congestive heart failure was higher, and patients were older in the hyponatremia group (p &lt; 0.05) than in the normonatremia group. After the adjustment of covariates, hyponatremia was shown to be related to drugs including escitalopram (odds ratio [OR]: 1.82, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.20\u20132.76), trazodone (OR: 2.27, 95% CI: 1.26\u20134.10), renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors (OR: 1.71, 95% CI: 1.18\u20132.47), hydrochlorothiazide (OR: 1.83, 95% CI: 1.28\u20132.62), and opioids (OR: 4.46, 95% CI: 1.24\u201316.02) (p &lt; 0.05). Polypharmacy, falls, and malnutrition with risk of malnutrition were still significantly associated with increased hyponatremia risk even after adjustment for age, sex, and comorbidity burden (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions: Hyponatremia seems to be associated with certain geriatric syndromes, as well as the use of some antidepressants and cardiovascular drugs in older adults. Malnourished older adults taking RAAS inhibitors, diuretics, opioids, and antidepressants may be at a higher risk of developing hyponatremia. 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