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Choi M, Lee WR, Han KT, Kim W. The impact of physical disability on the risk of gastric cancer incidence in elderly patients with diabetes: a focus on regional disparity. Cancer Causes Control 2024; 35:705-710. [PMID: 38066202 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01840-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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PURPOSE Elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may have a higher risk of physical disability. This study investigated the incidence of gastric cancer according to physical disability status in elderly patients with T2DM. METHODS The National Health Insurance Service claims data were used. A total of 76,162 participants aged 60 years or above, diagnosed with T2DM, were included. The association between physical disability status and gastric cancer incidence was evaluated using the Cox regression analysis. Additionally, subgroup analysis was performed according to region. RESULTS A total of 9,154 (12.0%) individuals had physical disability. Gastric cancer incidence was more common in participants with physical disability (3.3%) than those without (2.4%). A higher risk of gastric cancer incidence was found in elderly T2DM patients with physical disability (Hazard Ratio (HR) 1.18, 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) 1.04-1.34). Such tendencies were maintained regardless of region, although the effect of physical disability status on gastric cancer incidence was particularly significant in individuals residing in non-metropolitan areas (HR: 1.19, 95% CI: 1.01-1.40). CONCLUSION Elderly patients with T2DM who had physical disability showed a higher risk of gastric cancer incidence. The findings suggest a need to monitor elderly T2DM patients with disability as they may be susceptible to difficulties in accessing cancer-related healthcare.
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- Mingee Choi
- Department of Healthcare Management, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Research and Analysis, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cancer Control & Policy, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cancer Control & Policy, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, Republic of Korea.
- National Hospice Center, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, Republic of Korea.
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Freire LB, Brasil-Neto JP, da Silva ML, Miranda MGC, de Mattos Cruz L, Martins WR, da Silva Paz LP. Risk factors for falls in older adults with diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Geriatr 2024; 24:201. [PMID: 38413865 PMCID: PMC10900672 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-04668-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
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AIM To identify risk factors for falls in older adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). METHODS The eligible studies identified factors associated with the risk of falls in older adults with T2DM. We searched PubMed, Cinahl, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library databases. The review has been updated and the last review date was November 30, 2023 (CRD42020193461). RESULTS Twelve studies met the inclusion criteria, and eight studies were included in the meta-analysis. These studies included a total of 40,778 older adults with T2DM, aged 60 to 101 years. The risk of developing the outcome falls in older adults with T2DM is 63% higher compared to the risk in older adults without T2DM (HR 1.63; 95% CI [1.30 - 2.05]). The overall chance of falling in older adults with T2DM is 59% higher than that of non-diabetic older adults (OR 1.59; 95% CI [1.36 -1.87]), and in older adults with T2DM who take insulin the chance of falling is 162% higher (OR 2.62; 95% CI [1.87 - 3.65]). No results on diabetic polyneuropathy were found in the studies. CONCLUSION Older adults with T2DM present a higher risk of falls compared to non-diabetics. Among the included older adults with T2DM, the most important factor associated with a higher risk of falls was insulin use. TRIAL REGISTRATION Registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42020193461).
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- Larissa Barros Freire
- Postgraduate course in Health Sciences and Technologies, University of Brasília (UnB) - Campus Ceilândia, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Graduate program of Physical Therapy, University of Brasilia - Campus Ceilândia, Brasília, Brazil
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- University of Brasilia, Faculty of Ceilândia, Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Education Postgraduate Program, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Postgraduate course in Health Sciences and Technologies, University of Brasília (UnB) - Campus Ceilândia, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
- University of Brasilia, Campus Ceilandia - Faculty of Ceilandia, Brasília, 72220-275, Brazil.
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Alshaheri Durazo A, Weigand AJ, Bangen KJ, Membreno R, Mudaliar S, Thomas KR. Type 2 Diabetes Moderates the Association Between Amyloid and 1-Year Change in Everyday Functioning in Older Veterans. J Alzheimers Dis 2024; 97:219-228. [PMID: 38160359 DOI: 10.3233/jad-230917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) affects ∼25% of Veterans, a prevalence rate double that of the general population. T2DM is associated with greater dementia risk and has been shown to exacerbate the impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk factors on declines in daily functioning; however, there are few studies that investigate these patterns in older Veterans. OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine whether T2DM moderates the association between amyloid-β (Aβ) positron emission tomography (PET) and 1-year change in everyday functioning in older Veterans. METHODS One-hundred-ninety-eight predominately male Vietnam-Era Veterans without dementia from the Department of Defense-Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (DoD-ADNI) with (n = 74) and without (n = 124) T2DM completed Aβ PET imaging and everyday functioning measures, including the Clinical Dementia Rating-Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) and Everyday Cognition (ECog). Linear mixed effects models tested the moderating role of T2DM on the association between Aβ PET and 1-year change in everyday functioning. RESULTS The 3-way T2DM×Aβ PET×time interaction was significant for CDR-SB (p < 0.001) as well as the Memory (p = 0.007) and Language (p = 0.011) subscales from the ECog. Greater amyloid burden was associated with greater increases in functional difficulties, but only in Veterans with T2DM. CONCLUSIONS Higher Aβ was only associated with declines in everyday functioning over 1 year in Veterans with T2DM. Given that people with T2DM are more likely to have co-occurring cerebrovascular disease, the combination of multiple neuropathologies may result in faster declines. Future studies should examine how diabetes duration, severity, and medications impact these associations.
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- Alin Alshaheri Durazo
- San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, USA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Gyasi RM, Odei J, Hambali MG, Gyasi-Boadu N, Obeng B, Asori M, Hajek A, Jacob L, Adjakloe YAD, Opoku-Ware J, Smith L, Koyanagi A. Diabetes mellitus and functional limitations among older adults: Evidence from a large, representative Ghanaian aging study. J Psychosom Res 2023; 174:111481. [PMID: 37677886 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Literature linking diabetes mellitus (DM) to functional status is limited in low- and middle-income countries. Importantly, factors influencing this association are even less understood. This study aims to examine the association of DM with functional limitations (FL) in older adults and to identify potential factors influencing this association. METHODS In a cross-sectional analysis, we examined the association between DM and basic and instrumental activities of daily living-related FL in 1201 adults aged ≥50 years from the Aging, Health, Psychological Well-being, and Health-seeking Behavior Study. DM was defined as a self-report of physician diagnosis. The associations were assessed using hierarchical regression estimates and bootstrapping technique via the Hayes PROCESS macro program. RESULTS The prevalence of DM and FL was 10.1% and 36.1%, respectively, with OR = 2.50 (95%CI = 1.59-3.92) after accounting for sociodemographic factors, smoking, alcohol use, self-rated health, loneliness, and sleep quality. After full adjustment, polytomous regressions showed that the association of DM with FL increased with the number of FL (i.e., OR = 1.60 for 1-2, OR = 1.88 for 3-5, and OR = 2.0o for >5 FL compared with no FL). However, this association was attenuated after controlling for physical activity (OR = 2.06, 95%CI = 1.28-3.31), hypertension (OR = 1.87, 95%CI = 1.14-2.99), stroke (OR = 1.82, 95%CI = 1.20-2.93), and pain facets (OR = 1.80, 95%CI = 1.04-3.02). PA thus mediated 40.39% of the DM-FL association. CONCLUSIONS In this representative study, older adults with DM showed higher odds for FL, and this association was partially explained by physical activity and health variables. Investing in a holistic management approach might be helpful for public health planning efforts to address DM-induced FL in old age.
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- Razak M Gyasi
- African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya; National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Sociology and Social Work, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Sociology and Social Work, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg Center for Health Economics, Martinistr. 52, Hamburg 20246, Germany
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- Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, 42, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Faculty of Medicine, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Department of Sociology and Social Work, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Centre for Health, Performance, and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, United Kingdom
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- Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, ISCIII, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, 42, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Pg. Lluis Companys 23, Barcelona, Spain
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Maheshwari V, Basu S. Sarcopenic Obesity Burden, Determinants, and Association With Risk of Frailty, Falls, and Functional Impairment in Older Adults With Diabetes: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis. Cureus 2023; 15:e49601. [PMID: 38161911 PMCID: PMC10755084 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.49601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is a medical and functional state characterized by the coexistence of excessive adipose tissue and sarcopenia inside an individual. Recent epidemiological studies suggest a rising prevalence of SO in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) probably due to the conducive environment resulting from adipose tissue dysfunction and muscle wasting accelerated by insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, and altered protein metabolism. Individuals with SO may have higher risk of experiencing falls, frailty, and disabilities due to compromised musculoskeletal integrity, gait abnormalities, and reduced functional capacity. The primary study objective was to determine the prevalence and predictors of SO among older adults with a history of DM. The secondary objective was to assess the association of falls, frailty, and functional disability with SO in patients with DM. METHODOLOGY This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the nationally representative Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, focusing on individuals aged 60 and above, with an emphasis on diabetes. SO was assessed using the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia criteria. Propensity score matching (PSM), logistic regression, and mediation analysis were used to explore relationships between diabetes, SO, and health outcomes (falls, frailty, and disabilities). RESULTS Among 31,902 participants aged 60 and above, 14.26% had diabetes, and 17.67% of those with diabetes exhibited SO. Female gender (aOR = 2.63) and urban residence (aOR = 1.40) were significantly associated with higher odds of SO in individuals with diabetes. PSM analysis revealed a 9.0% higher likelihood of SO in older adults with DM than those without DM. SO was further linked to increased risk of falls, frailty, and various levels of activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) disabilities, with significant mediation effects ranging from 3.67% to 45.81%. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes substantially increases the risk of SO and associated functional disability with the risk of falls in older adults. Standard diabetes care should integrate health promotion especially nutrition to mitigate the risk of SO-linked functional disability and falls.
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- Vansh Maheshwari
- Indian Institute of Public Health - Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, IND
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- Indian Institute of Public Health - Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, IND
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Oyewole OO, Ale AO, Ogunlana MO, Gurayah T. Burden of disability in type 2 diabetes mellitus and the moderating effects of physical activity. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:3128-3139. [PMID: 37274052 PMCID: PMC10237122 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i14.3128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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The growing diabetic epidemic has created a substantial burden, not only on the people with diabetes but also on society at large. This mini-review discussed the limitations and patterns of disability in type 2 diabetes mellitus and put forward a case for the moderating effects of physical activity (PA) in the management of diabetes. The limitations and impairments associated with diabetes include vascular, neurological, cardiac, and renal impairments. Moreover, individuals participate less in their daily lives and in their instrumental activities of daily living, which negatively impacts the quality of life of individuals with diabetes. This often leads to a loss of quality of life due to disabilities, resulting in an increased rate of disability-adjusted life years among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Moreover, there are psychosocial sequelae of diabetes mellitus. This necessitates looking for moderating factors that may reduce the burden of the disease. PA has been shown to be one of the factors that can mitigate these burdens. PA does this in several ways, including through the benefits it confers, such as a reduction of hemoglobin A1c, a reduction of excess fat in the liver and pancreas, and the reduction of cardiovascular risk factors, all of which favorably affect glycemic parameters. Specifically, PA regulates or moderates diabetes disability through two mechanisms: The regulation of glucolipid metabolism disorders and the optimization of body mass index and systemic conditions. Therefore, efforts should be directed at PA uptake through identified strategies. This will not only prevent diabetes or diabetes complications but will reduce its burden.
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- Olufemi O Oyewole
- Department of Physiotherapy, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu 201101, Ogun, Nigeria
- College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 3629, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu 121101, Ogun, Nigeria
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Unit, Medicine, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu 121101, Ogun, Nigeria
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- College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 3629, South Africa
- Department of Physiotherapy, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta 110101, Ogun, Nigeria
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- Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Kwazulu Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000
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Zhou Z, Curtis AJ, Owen A, Wolfe R, Murray AM, Tonkin AM, Ernst ME, Orchard SG, Zhu C, Carr PR, Reid CM, Espinoza SE, Shah RC, Woods RL, Ryan J, McNeil JJ, Nelson MR, Zoungas S. Prediabetes, diabetes and loss of disability-free survival in a community-based older cohort: a post-hoc analysis of the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly trial. Age Ageing 2023; 52:7136745. [PMID: 37097768 PMCID: PMC10128162 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afad060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence for the prognostic implications of hyperglycaemia in older adults is inconsistent. OBJECTIVE To evaluate disability-free survival (DFS) in older individuals by glycaemic status. METHODS This analysis used data from a randomised trial recruiting 19,114 community-based participants aged ≥70 years, who had no prior cardiovascular events, dementia and physical disability. Participants with sufficient information to ascertain their baseline diabetes status were categorised as having normoglycaemia (fasting plasma glucose [FPG] < 5.6 mmol/l, 64%), prediabetes (FPG 5.6 to <7.0 mmol/l, 26%) and diabetes (self-report or FPG ≥ 7.0 mmol/l or use of glucose-lowering agents, 11%). The primary outcome was loss of disability-free survival (DFS), a composite of all-cause mortality, persistent physical disability or dementia. Other outcomes included the three individual components of the DFS loss, as well as cognitive impairment-no dementia (CIND), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and any cardiovascular event. Cox models were used for outcome analyses, with covariate adjustment using inverse-probability weighting. RESULTS We included 18,816 participants (median follow-up: 6.9 years). Compared to normoglycaemia, participants with diabetes had greater risks of DFS loss (weighted HR: 1.39, 95% CI 1.21-1.60), all-cause mortality (1.45, 1.23-1.72), persistent physical disability (1.73, 1.35-2.22), CIND (1.22, 1.08-1.38), MACE (1.30, 1.04-1.63) and cardiovascular events (1.25, 1.02-1.54) but not dementia (1.13, 0.87-1.47). The prediabetes group did not have an excess risk for DFS loss (1.02, 0.93-1.12) or other outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Among older people, diabetes was associated with reduced DFS, and higher risk of CIND and cardiovascular outcomes, whereas prediabetes was not. The impact of preventing or treating diabetes in this age group deserves closer attention.
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- Zhen Zhou
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine Hennepin HealthCare, Berman Centre for Outcomes and Clinical Research, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA
- Department of Family Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, USA
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Sam and Ann Barshop Institute, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
- Geriatrics Research, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, The Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Pinhal KC, Figueiredo PS, De Oliveira VC, Gomes WF, Pernambuco AP, Alcantara MA. Functional decline in people with diabetes: Bidirectional relationships between body function and activity-participation components in a two-wave longitudinal structural equation modeling. Physiother Theory Pract 2023; 39:598-606. [PMID: 35057703 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2021.2023923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This study examined the impact of diabetes over time. The sample included 68 people with diabetes used a three-year longitudinal design to test a model of functional decline. Indicators of the body function and activity and participation components of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) were derived from the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief version (WHOQOL-BREF), and Participation Scale. On the basis of the ICF framework, it is hypothesized and found that there is an interaction between the body function and the activity and participation components, which, in turn, are predictors of future functional capability. The structural equation analyses confirmed that at both T1 and T2 pain measures are associated with physical, psychological, and social functioning; environmental factors mediate the relationship between these two constructs. Moreover, the activity and participation component at T1 predicted the body function component at T2. The main finding suggests that functional consequences of diabetes are complex and multifactorial. The significant functional decline in people with diabetes in just three years is worrying. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Kaio C Pinhal
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Reabilitação E Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal Dos Vales Do Jequitinhonha E Mucuri (Ufvjm), Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Reabilitação E Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal Dos Vales Do Jequitinhonha E Mucuri (Ufvjm), Brazil.,Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Federal Dos Vales Do Jequitinhonha E Mucuri (Ufvjm), Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Reabilitação E Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal Dos Vales Do Jequitinhonha E Mucuri (Ufvjm), Brazil.,Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Federal Dos Vales Do Jequitinhonha E Mucuri (Ufvjm), Brazil
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Federal Dos Vales Do Jequitinhonha E Mucuri (Ufvjm), Brazil
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Centro Universitário de Formiga (Unifor-mg), Formiga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Reabilitação E Desempenho Funcional, Universidade Federal Dos Vales Do Jequitinhonha E Mucuri (Ufvjm), Brazil.,Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Federal Dos Vales Do Jequitinhonha E Mucuri (Ufvjm), Brazil
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Zeng X, Jia N, Meng L, Shi J, Li Y, Hu X, Hu J, Xu H, Li J, Li H, Qi X, Wang H, Zhang Q, Li J, Liu D. A study on the prevalence and related factors of frailty and pre-frailty in the older population with diabetes in China: A national cross-sectional study. Front Public Health 2022; 10:996190. [PMID: 36211666 PMCID: PMC9539138 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.996190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Objective To investigate the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty and its associated factors in Chinese older adults with diabetes through a nationwide cross-sectional study. Research design and methods The data were obtained from the Sample Survey of the Aged Population in Urban and Rural China (SSAPUR), conducted in 2015, which was a cross-sectional study involving a nationally representative sample of older adults aged 60 years or more from 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in mainland China. Subjects with diabetes were included in this study. Frailty index (FI), based on 33 potential deficits, was used to categorize individuals as robust, pre-frail, or frail. Results A total of 18,010 older adults with diabetes were included in this study. The weighted prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty in older adults with diabetes in China was 22.7% (95% CI 22.1-23.3%) and 58.5% (95% CI 57.8-59.2%), respectively. The prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty among older adults with diabetes from different provinces/municipalities/autonomous regions was significantly different. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed living alone, poor economic status, ADL disability, and comorbidities were strongly correlated with frailty and pre-frailty in older adults with diabetes. Conclusion Frailty and pre-frailty are common in older adults with diabetes in China, and exhibit sociodemographic and geographic differences. In the clinical setting of older adults with diabetes, there is a need to increase awareness of frailty and to advance the early diagnosis and intervention of frailty.
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- Xuezhai Zeng
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Health Service Department of the Guard Bureau of the Joint Staff Department, Beijing, China
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- Health Service Department of the Guard Bureau of the Joint Staff Department, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, National Health Commission Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Deping Liu
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Silva LAD, Menguer LDS, Doyenart R, Boeira D, Milhomens YP, Dieke B, Volpato AM, Thirupathi A, Silveira PC. Effect of aquatic exercise on mental health, functional autonomy, and oxidative damages in diabetes elderly individuals. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2022; 32:2098-2111. [PMID: 34152875 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2021.1943324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study investigated the effect of aquatic exercise on mental health, functional autonomy, and oxidative dysfunction in elderly with DM2. A total of 104 elderly were included in the longitudinal clinical study and were attributed to the diabetes group (n = 30) and the non-diabetic group (n = 29). Both groups were involved in the aquatic exercise (nine exercises; 3 sets x 1-minute duration each; linear intensity and frequency measured twice a week) for 12 weeks. The assessments of mental health, functional autonomy, and oxidative dysfunction were done. All results were evaluated at baseline and 12 weeks later. The values of the following variable scores decreased in the DM2 group after participation in the aquatic exercise: depression (-56 ± 2 scores; 57%), anxiety (-8.2 ± 2 scores; 41%), stress (-3.1 ± 0.3 scores; 32%), and sleep (-3. 7 ± 1.3 points; 51%); an improvement in Berg scores was observed (+53.1 ± 2 points; 8%), Tug tests (-6.1 ± 0.7 points; 25%), carbonyl groups (-0.048 ± 0.01 nnmol/mg/protein; 49%), and total thiol (+0.33 ± 0.08 nnmol/mg/protein; 83%). We have concluded that a linear intensity aquatic exercise program improves mental health, functional autonomy, and oxidative dysfunction in elderly with DM2.
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- Luciano Acordi da Silva
- Laboratory of Exercise Psychophysiology, Advanced Aquatic Exercise Research Group, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, Brazil
- Faculdade de Educação Física, Centro Universitário Barriga Verde, Orleans, brazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise Psychophysiology, Advanced Aquatic Exercise Research Group, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise Psychophysiology, Advanced Aquatic Exercise Research Group, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise Psychophysiology, Advanced Aquatic Exercise Research Group, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise Psychophysiology, Advanced Aquatic Exercise Research Group, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise Psychophysiology, Advanced Aquatic Exercise Research Group, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise Psychophysiology, Advanced Aquatic Exercise Research Group, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise Psychophysiology, Advanced Aquatic Exercise Research Group, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma, Brazil
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Cigolle CT, Blaum CS, Lyu C, Ha J, Kabeto M, Zhong J. Associations of Age at Diagnosis and Duration of Diabetes With Morbidity and Mortality Among Older Adults. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2232766. [PMID: 36178688 PMCID: PMC9526092 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.32766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Importance Older adults vary widely in age at diagnosis and duration of type 2 diabetes, but treatment often ignores this heterogeneity. Objectives To investigate the associations of diabetes vs no diabetes, age at diagnosis, and diabetes duration with negative health outcomes in people 50 years and older. Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study included participants in the 1995 through 2018 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a population-based, biennial longitudinal health interview survey of older adults in the US. The study sample included adults 50 years or older (n = 36 060) without diabetes at entry. Data were analyzed from June 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022. Exposures The presence of diabetes, specifically the age at diabetes diagnosis, was the main exposure of the study. Age at diagnosis was defined as the age when the respondent first reported diabetes. Adults who developed diabetes were classified into 3 age-at-diagnosis groups: 50 to 59 years, 60 to 69 years, and 70 years and older. Main Outcomes and Measures For each diabetes age-at-diagnosis group, a propensity score-matched control group of respondents who never developed diabetes was constructed. The association of diabetes with the incidence of key outcomes-including heart disease, stroke, disability, cognitive impairment, and all-cause mortality-was estimated and the association of diabetes vs no diabetes among the age-at-diagnosis case and matched control groups was compared. Results A total of 7739 HRS respondents developed diabetes and were included in the analysis (4267 women [55.1%]; mean [SD] age at diagnosis, 67.4 [9.9] years). The age-at-diagnosis groups included 1866 respondents at 50 to 59 years, 2834 at 60 to 69 years, and 3039 at 70 years or older; 28 321 HRS respondents never developed diabetes. Age at diagnosis of 50 to 59 years was significantly associated with incident heart disease (hazard ratio [HR], 1.66 [95% CI, 1.40-1.96]), stroke (HR, 1.64 [95% CI, 1.30-2.07]), disability (HR, 2.08 [95% CI, 1.59-2.72]), cognitive impairment (HR, 1.30 [95% CI, 1.05-1.61]), and mortality (HR, 1.49 [95% CI, 1.29-1.71]) compared with matched controls, even when accounting for diabetes duration. These associations significantly decreased with advancing age at diagnosis. Respondents with diabetes diagnosed at 70 years or older only showed a significant association with the outcome of elevated mortality (HR, 1.08 [95% CI, 1.01-1.17]). Conclusions and Relevance The findings of this cohort study suggest that age at diabetes diagnosis was differentially associated with outcomes and that younger age groups were at elevated risk of heart disease, stroke, disability, cognitive impairment, and all-cause mortality. These findings reinforce the clinical heterogeneity of diabetes and highlight the importance of improving diabetes management in adults with earlier diagnosis.
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- Christine T. Cigolle
- Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Medicine, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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Heubel AD, Kabbach EZ, Migliato GR, Russo MIS, Brandão GMS, Roscani MG, Borghi-Silva A, Mendes RG. Role of arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction on lower limb performance in older adults with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study. J Diabetes Complications 2022; 36:108260. [PMID: 35842303 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2022.108260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIM To verify whether arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction influence lower limb muscle strength and gait speed in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS Cross-sectional study including seventy-eight older adults with T2DM (aged 67 ± 6 years and 42 % male). Arterial stiffness was assessed using pulse wave velocity (PWV), while endothelial function was measured by flow-mediated dilation (FMD). Lower limb muscle strength and gait speed were assessed using the 30-second chair stand test (30s-CST) and 10-Meter Walk Test, respectively. RESULTS Both PWV (m/s) and FMD (%) were univariately associated with number of repetitions in 30s-CST and gait speed (P < 0.05). After control for age, sex and body mass index, PWV remained associated with repetitions in 30s-CST (95 % CI: -0.494 to -0.054; P = 0.015) and gait speed (95 % CI: -0.039 to -0.002; P = 0.031). After adjustments for control variables, T2DM duration and glycemic control, FMD was associated with repetitions in 30s-CST (95 % CI: 0.008 to 0.324; P = 0.039) and gait speed (95 % CI: 0.011 to 0.038; P = 0.001). CONCLUSION In older adults with T2DM, both arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction are associated with decreased leg muscle strength and slower gait speed.
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- Alessandro Domingues Heubel
- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Department of Physical Therapy, Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory (LACAP), São Carlos, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Department of Physical Therapy, Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory (LACAP), São Carlos, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Department of Physical Therapy, Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory (LACAP), São Carlos, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Department of Physical Therapy, Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory (LACAP), São Carlos, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Department of Medicine, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Department of Physical Therapy, Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory (LACAP), São Carlos, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Department of Physical Therapy, Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory (LACAP), São Carlos, Brazil.
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Zullo AR, Duprey MS, Smith RJ, Gutman R, Berry SD, Munshi MN, Dore DD. Effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and sulphonylureas on cognitive and physical function in nursing home residents. Diabetes Obes Metab 2022; 24:247-256. [PMID: 34647409 PMCID: PMC8741644 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AIMS Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4Is) may mitigate hypoglycaemia-mediated declines in cognitive and physical functioning compared with sulphonylureas (SUs), yet comparative studies are unavailable among older adults, particularly nursing home (NH) residents. We evaluated the effects of DPP4Is versus SUs on cognitive and physical functioning among NH residents. MATERIALS AND METHODS This new-user cohort study included long-stay NH residents aged ≥65 years from the 2007-2010 national US Minimum Data Set (MDS) clinical assessments and linked Medicare claims. We measured cognitive decline from the validated 6-point MDS Cognitive Performance Scale, functional decline from the validated 28-point MDS Activities of Daily Living scale, and hospitalizations or emergency department visits for altered mental status from Medicare claims. We compared 180-day outcomes in residents who initiated a DPP4I versus SU after 1:1 propensity score matching using Cox regression models. RESULTS The matched cohort (N = 1784) had a mean ± SD age of 80 ± 8 years and 73% were women. Approximately 46% had no or mild cognitive impairment and 35% had no or mild functional impairment before treatment initiation. Compared with SU users, DPP4I users had lower 180-day rates of cognitive decline [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.61, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.31-1.19], altered mental status events (HR = 0.71, 95% CI 0.39-1.27), and functional decline (HR = 0.89, 95% CI 0.51-1.56), but estimates were imprecise. CONCLUSIONS Rates of cognitive and functional decline may be reduced among older NH residents using DPP4Is compared with SUs, but larger studies with greater statistical power should resolve the remaining uncertainty by providing more precise effect estimates.
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- Andrew R. Zullo
- Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI
- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island
- Center of Innovation in Long-Term Services and Supports, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI
- Department of Pharmacy, Lifespan—Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI
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- Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI
- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
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- Department of Biostatistics, Brown University School of Public Health
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA
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- Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, MA
- Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI
- Exponent, Natick, MA
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Ong WF, Kamaruzzaman SB, Tan MP. Falls in older persons with type 2 diabetes in the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR) study. Int J Clin Pract 2021; 75:e14999. [PMID: 34714589 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.14999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Older persons with diabetes are at an increased risk of falls leading to fractures, head injuries and disability. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the potential relationship between falls and diabetes in older persons and identify differences in risk factors of falls among older persons with and without diabetes using the first wave dataset of the Malaysian Elders Longitudinal Research (MELoR) study. METHODOLOGY Community dwelling adults aged ≥ 55 years were selected through stratified random sampling from three parliamentary constituencies in greater Kuala Lumpur. Baseline data was obtained through computer-assisted, home-based interviews. The presence of falls was established by enquiring about falls in the preceding 12 months. Diabetes was defined as self-reported, physician-diagnosed diabetes, diabetes medication use and an HbA1c of ≥ 6.3%. RESULTS Diabetes was present in 44.4% of the overall 1610 participants. The prevalence for fall among older diabetics was 25.6%. Recurrent falls (odds ratio (OR) 1.65; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.06-2.57) was more common among diabetics. Following adjustment for potential confounders, osteoporosis (OR 2.58; 95% CI 1.31-5.08) and dizziness (OR 1.50; 95% CI 1.01-2.23) were independent risk factors for falls. Better instrumental activities of daily living scores were protective against falls (OR 0.75; 95% CI 0.58-0.97). CONCLUSION The presence of osteoporosis and dizziness was associated with an increased risk of falls among older diabetics. These findings will need to be confirmed in future prospective follow-up of this cohort.
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- Wan Feng Ong
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Ageing and Age-Associated Disorders Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Ageing and Age-Associated Disorders Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Healthcare and Medical Sciences, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia
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Parajuli S, Aziz F, Garg N, Wallschlaeger RE, Lorden HM, Al-Qaoud T, Mandelbrot DA, Odorico AJS. Frailty in Pancreas Transplantation. Transplantation 2021; 105:1685-1694. [PMID: 33606487 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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There are a variety of definitions and criteria used in clinical practice to define frailty. In the absence of a gold-standard definition, frailty has been operationally defined as meeting 3 out of 5 phenotypic criteria indicating compromised function: low grip strength, low energy, slowed walking speed, low physical activity, and unintentional weight loss. Frailty is a common problem in solid organ transplant candidates who are in the process of being listed for a transplant, as well as after transplantation. Patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease (CKD) are known to be at increased risk of being frail. As pancreas transplantation is exclusively performed among patients with diabetes and the majority of them also have CKD, pancreas transplant candidates and recipients are at high risk of being frail. Sarcopenia, fatigue, low walking speed, low physical activity, and unintentional weight loss, which are some of the phenotypes of frailty, are very prevalent in this population. In various solid organs, frail patients are less likely to be listed or transplanted and have high waitlist mortality. Even after a transplant, they have increased risk of prolonged hospitalization, readmission, and delayed graft function. Given the negative impact of frailty on solid organ transplants, we believe that frailty would have a similar or even worse impact on pancreas transplantation. Due to the paucity of data specifically among pancreas transplant recipients, here we include frailty data from patients with CKD, diabetes, and various solid organ transplant recipients.
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- Sandesh Parajuli
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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Alenazi AM, Alqahtani BA, Vennu V, Alshehri MM, Alanazi AD, Alrawaili SM, Khunti K, Segal NA, Bindawas SM. Gait Speed as a Predictor for Diabetes Incidence in People with or at Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Longitudinal Analysis from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:4414. [PMID: 33919455 PMCID: PMC8122394 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18094414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study examined the association between baseline gait speed with incident diabetes mellitus (DM) among people with or at elevated risk for knee OA. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants from the Osteoarthritis Initiative, aged 45 to 79 years, where included. Participants with or at risk of knee OA from baseline to the 96-month visit were included. Participants with self-reported DM at baseline were excluded. DM incidence was followed over the 4-time points. Gait speed was measured at baseline using a 20-m walk test. Generalized estimating equations with logistic regression were utilized for analyses. Receiver operator characteristic curves and area under the curve were used to determine the cutoff score for baseline speed. RESULTS Of the 4313 participants included in the analyses (58.7% females), 301 participants had a cumulative incidence of DM of 7.0% during follow-up. Decreased gait speed was a significant predictor of incident DM (RR 0.44, p = 0.018). The threshold for baseline gait speed that predicted incident DM was 1.32 m/s with an area under the curve of 0.59 (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Baseline gait speed could be an important screening tool for identifying people at risk of incident diabetes, and the determined cutoff value for gait speed should be examined in future research.
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- Aqeel M. Alenazi
- Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, AlKharj 11942, Saudi Arabia; (B.A.A.); (S.M.A.)
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, AlKharj 11942, Saudi Arabia; (B.A.A.); (S.M.A.)
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia; (V.V.); (S.M.B.)
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jizan 45142, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, AlKharj 11942, Saudi Arabia; (B.A.A.); (S.M.A.)
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- Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK;
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA;
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia; (V.V.); (S.M.B.)
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Shang Y, Fratiglioni L, Vetrano DL, Dove A, Welmer AK, Xu W. Not Only Diabetes but Also Prediabetes Leads to Functional Decline and Disability in Older Adults. Diabetes Care 2021; 44:690-698. [PMID: 33446522 PMCID: PMC7896268 DOI: 10.2337/dc20-2232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Diabetes is linked to functional decline, but the impact of prediabetes on physical function is unknown. We aimed to examine and compare the impact of prediabetes and diabetes on physical function and disability progression and to explore whether cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) mediate these associations. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A cohort of 2,013 participants aged ≥60 from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen, an ongoing population-based longitudinal study, was monitored for up to 12 years. Physical function was measured with chair stand (s) and walking speed (m/s) tests, and disability was measured by summing the numbers of impaired basic and instrumental activities of daily living. Diabetes was identified through medical examinations or clinical records, medication use, or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥6.5%. Prediabetes was defined as HbA1c ≥5.7-6.4% in participants free of diabetes. CVDs were ascertained through clinical examinations and the National Patient Register. Data were analyzed using mixed-effect models and mediation models. RESULTS At baseline, 650 (32.3%) had prediabetes and 151 had diabetes (7.5%). In multiadjusted mixed-effect models, prediabetes was associated with an increased chair stand time (β 0.33, 95% CI 0.05-0.61), a decreased walking speed (β -0.006, 95% CI -0.010 to -0.002), and an accelerated disability progression (β 0.05, 95% CI 0.01-0.08), even after controlling for the future development of diabetes. Diabetes led to faster functional decline than prediabetes. In mediation analyses, CVDs mediated 7.1%, 7.8%, and 20.9% of the associations between prediabetes and chair stand, walking speed, and disability progression, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Prediabetes, in addition to diabetes, is associated with faster functional decline and disability, independent of the future development of diabetes. This association may be in part mediated by CVDs.
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- Ying Shang
- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Geriatrics, Fondazione Policlinico "A. Gemelli" IRCCS and Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden.,Functional Area Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden .,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Yun H, Xie F, Chen L, Yang S, Ferri L, Alemao E, Curtis JR. Evaluation of the Effect of Diabetes on Rheumatoid Arthritis-related Outcomes in an Electronic Health Record-based Rheumatology Registry. J Rheumatol 2020; 48:992-1001. [PMID: 33262304 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.200486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who also have diabetes mellitus (DM) might have worse clinical outcomes and adverse events compared to patients with RA who do not have DM. We evaluated the effects of DM on Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) changes and outpatient infection rates in patients with RA. METHODS Using the American College of Rheumatology's Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) electronic health record-based registry, we identified patients with RA who had ≥ 1 rheumatologist visit with a HAQ measured in 2016 (index visit), ≥ 1 previous visit, and a subsequent outcome visit with the same HAQ measured at 12 months (± 3 months). We identified DM by diagnosis codes, medications, or laboratory values. Outpatient infection was defined by diagnosis codes or antiinfective medications. We calculated mean HAQ change and incidence rate (IR) of outpatient infections among patients with and without DM. Generalized linear models and Cox regression were used to calculate the adjusted mean HAQ change and HRs. RESULTS We identified 3853 RA patients with DM and 18,487 without DM. The mean HAQ change between index and outcome visit among patients with DM was 0.03 and without DM was 0.002 (P < 0.01). We identified 761 outpatient infections for patients with DM with an IR of 22.6 (95% CI 21.0-24.2) per 100 person-years and 3239 among patients without DM with an IR of 19.8 (95% CI 19.1-20.5). The adjusted HR of outpatient infections among patients with DM was 0.99 (95% CI 0.91-1.07), compared to patients without DM. CONCLUSION Patients with RA with concomitant DM had greater worsening, or less improvement, in their functional status, suggesting additional interventions may be needed for RA patients with DM to optimize treatment and management of other comorbidities.
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- H. Yun, PhD, F. Xie, PhD, L. Chen, PhD, S. Yang, MS, J.R. Curtis, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- H. Yun, PhD, F. Xie, PhD, L. Chen, PhD, S. Yang, MS, J.R. Curtis, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- H. Yun, PhD, F. Xie, PhD, L. Chen, PhD, S. Yang, MS, J.R. Curtis, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- H. Yun, PhD, F. Xie, PhD, L. Chen, PhD, S. Yang, MS, J.R. Curtis, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- L. Ferri, MD, PhD, E. Alemao, PhD, Bristol Myers Squibb, New York, New York, USA
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- L. Ferri, MD, PhD, E. Alemao, PhD, Bristol Myers Squibb, New York, New York, USA
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- H. Yun, PhD, F. Xie, PhD, L. Chen, PhD, S. Yang, MS, J.R. Curtis, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama;
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Kitagawa N, Okamura T, Kitagawa N, Hashimoto Y, Hamaguchi M, Fukui M. Handgrip measurement as a useful benchmark for locomotive syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A KAMOGAWA-DM cohort study. J Diabetes Investig 2020; 11:1602-1611. [PMID: 32412166 PMCID: PMC7610119 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION To carry out a cross-sectional single-center study in a Japanese hospital to determine the diagnostic value of handgrip measurement to detect locomotive syndrome (LS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive outpatients underwent an LS risk test, which comprised a stand-up test and a two-step test, and a handgrip measurement, along with general diabetes-related tests. We calculated the prevalence of LS, and evaluated the association between handgrip strength and LS. RESULTS We enrolled 234 patients in this study. The prevalence of LS in the stand-up and two-step tests was 51.5 and 79.0%, respectively. The prevalence of LS in the stand-up or two-step tests increased with age both in men and women. Using the stand-up and two-step tests, 107 patients (46.7%) were diagnosed with LS. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, used to assess our identification of LS in terms of grip strength in men and women, showed 95% confidence intervals of 0.703 (0.563-0.813) and 0.698 (0.500-0.842), respectively. The odds ratios of grip strength for LS were 0.90 (95% confidence interval 0.83-0.97) and 0.87 (95% confidence interval 0.76-0.98) in men and women, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our findings showed that handgrip measurement was useful in detecting LS, and LS should be considered when evaluating patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Noriyuki Kitagawa
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kameoka Municipal Hospital, Kameoka, Japan.,Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Schmidt EM, Barnes J, Chen C, Trafton J, Frayne S, Harris AHS. Patient and Health Care Factors Associated With Long-term Diabetes Complications Among Adults With and Without Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. JAMA Netw Open 2019; 2:e1912060. [PMID: 31553472 PMCID: PMC6763972 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.12060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Among people with diabetes, co-occurring mental health (MH) or substance use (SU) disorders increase the risk of medical complications. Identifying how to effectively promote long-term medical benefits for at-risk populations, such as people with MH or SU disorders, is essential. Knowing more about how health care accessed before the onset of diabetes is associated with health benefits after the onset of diabetes could inform treatment planning and population health management. OBJECTIVE To analyze how preexisting MH or SU disorders and primary care utilization before a new diabetes diagnosis are associated with the long-term severity of diabetes complications. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cohort study analyzed medical record data from US Department of Veterans Affairs health care systems nationwide and used mixed-effects regressions to test associations between prediabetes patient or health care factors and longitudinal progression of diabetes complication severity from 2006 to 2015. Participants included patients who received a new diabetes diagnosis in 2008 and who were aged 18 to 85 years at the time of their diagnosis. Data analysis was conducted from March to August 2017. EXPOSURES Patients were assigned to groups on the basis of a 2-year look-back period for MH or SU disorders status (MH disorder only, SU disorder only, MH and SU disorder, or no MH or SU disorder diagnoses) and on the basis of the amount of primary care utilization before diabetes was diagnosed. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Nine-year trajectories of Diabetes Complication Severity Index (DCSI) scores. RESULTS Among 122 992 patients with newly diagnosed diabetes, the mean (SD) age was 62.3 (11.1) years, 118 810 (96.6%) were male, and 28 633 (23.3%) had preexisting MH or SU disorders diagnoses. From the onset of diabetes to 7 years later, patients' mean estimated DCSI scores increased from 0.84 (95% CI, 0.82-0.87) to 1.42 (95% CI, 1.36-1.47). Controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and medical comorbidities, SU disorders only (decrease in DCSI score, -0.09; 95% CI, -0.13 to -0.04; P < .001) or both MH and SU disorders (decrease in DCSI score, -0.13; 95% CI, -0.16 to -0.09; P < .001), but not MH disorders only, were associated with lower DCSI scores at the time of the onset of diabetes compared with no MH or SU disorders. More than 90% of patients with MH or SU disorders had primary care visits before diabetes was newly diagnosed, compared with approximately 58% of patients without MH or SU disorders. Patients who had primary care visits before the onset of diabetes had lower baseline DCSI scores, compared with patients who did not have primary care visits (decrease in DCSI score, -0.41 [95% CI, -0.43 to -0.39] for 1-2 visits, -0.50 [95% CI, -0.52 to -0.48] for 3-4 visits, -0.39 [95% CI, -0.41 to -0.37] for 5-8 visits, and -0.15 [95% CI, -0.17 to -0.12] for ≥9 visits; P < .001 for all). Patients with MH or SU disorders had lower overall, but more rapidly progressing, mean DCSI scores through year 7 after the onset of diabetes (MH disorder only, 0.006 [95% CI, 0.005-0.008], P < .001; SU disorder only, 0.005 [95% CI, 0.001-0.008], P = .004; or both MH and SU disorders, 0.008 [95% CI, 0.006-0.011], P < .001), compared with patients without MH or SU disorders. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Access to and engagement in integrated health care may be associated with modest, albeit impermanent, long-term health benefits for patients with MH and/or SU disorders with newly diagnosed diabetes.
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- Eric M. Schmidt
- Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California
- Stanford Health Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, California
- Program Evaluation and Resource Center, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California
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- Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California
- Stanford Health Policy, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California
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- Program Evaluation and Resource Center, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California
- Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California
- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Atler KE, Schmid AA, Klinedinst TC, Grimm LA, Marchant TP, Marchant DR, Malcolm MP. The Relationship between Quality of Life, Activity and Participation among People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Occup Ther Health Care 2018; 32:341-362. [PMID: 30380958 DOI: 10.1080/07380577.2018.1522017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between quality of life, activity, and participation in 93 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a primary care center. Moderately strong correlations were found between quality of life and leisure/work, outdoor and social activities, but not with domestic activities. Leisure/work, outdoor, and social activities accounted for 18% of the variance in the quality of life variables. In a follow-up model, age, depression, and falls efficacy accounted for another 51% of the variance in total quality of life. Findings provide support for the expansion of occupational therapy's role in diabetes self-management, to incorporate leisure, social, and community activities and fall risk management interventions.
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- Karen E Atler
- a Occupational Therapy Department , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO , USA
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- a Occupational Therapy Department , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO , USA
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- a Occupational Therapy Department , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO , USA
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- a Occupational Therapy Department , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO , USA
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- b Family Medicine Center , University of Colorado Health , Fort Collins , CO , USA
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- b Family Medicine Center , University of Colorado Health , Fort Collins , CO , USA
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- c Occupational Therapy Department, Colorado School of Public Health , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , CO , USA
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Association of the combination of sleep duration and sleep quality with quality of life in type 2 diabetes patients. Qual Life Res 2018; 27:3123-3130. [DOI: 10.1007/s11136-018-1942-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Hall RK, McAdams-DeMarco MA. Breaking the cycle of functional decline in older dialysis patients. Semin Dial 2018; 31:462-467. [PMID: 29642268 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Currently, older adults comprise nearly one-third of prevalent US dialysis patients, and this proportion will increase as the population ages. Older dialysis patients experience greater morbidity and mortality than nondialysis patients of the same age, and in part, it is related to progressive functional decline. Progressive functional decline, characterized by need for assistance with more than 2 activities of daily living, contributes to risk of hospitalization, further functional decline, and subsequent nursing home placement when a patient no longer functions independently at home. Progressive functional decline may appear to be unavoidable for older dialysis patients; however, comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) may alleviate the prevalence and severity of functional decline. This editorial summarizes common risk factors of functional decline and introduces CGA as a potentially transformative approach to breaking the cycle of functional decline in older dialysis patients.
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- Rasheeda K Hall
- Durham VA Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Sinclair AJ, Abdelhafiz AH, Rodríguez-Mañas L. Frailty and sarcopenia - newly emerging and high impact complications of diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2017; 31:1465-1473. [PMID: 28669464 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Diabetes increases the risk of physical dysfunction and disability. Diabetes-related complications and coexisting morbidities partially explain the deterioration in physical function. The decline in muscle mass, strength and function associated with diabetes leads to sarcopenia, frailty and eventually disability. Frailty acts as a mediator in the pathogenesis of disability in older people with diabetes and its measurement in routine daily practice is recommended. Frailty is a dynamic process which progresses from a robust condition to a pre-frail stage then frailty and eventually disability. Therefore, a multimodal intervention which includes adequate nutrition, exercise training, good glycaemic control and the use of appropriate hypoglycemic medications may help delay or prevent the progression to disability.
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- Alan J Sinclair
- University of Aston and Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People, Diabetes Frail Ltd, Droitwich Spa, WR9 0QH, UK.
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- Department of Elderly Medicine, Rotherham General Hospital, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, UK
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- Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Department of Geriatrics and School of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain
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Vinik AI, Camacho P, Reddy S, Valencia WM, Trence D, Matsumoto AM, Morley JE. AGING, DIABETES, AND FALLS. Endocr Pract 2017; 23:1117-1139. [PMID: 28704101 DOI: 10.4158/ep171794.ra] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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KEY POINTS Falls are a major health issue for older adults, leading to adverse events and even death. Older persons with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of falling compared to healthy adults of a similar age. Over 400 factors are associated with falls risk, making identification and targeting of key factors to prevent falls problematic. However, the major risk factors include hypertension, diabetes, pain, and polypharmacy. In addition to age and polypharmacy, diabetes-related loss of strength, sensory perception, and balance secondary to peripheral neuropathy along with decline in cognitive function lead to increased risk of falling. Designing specific interventions to target strength and balance training, reducing polypharmacy to improve cognitive function, relaxation of diabetes management to avoid hypoglycemia and hypotension, and relief of pain will produce the greatest benefit for reducing falls in older persons with diabetes. Abbreviation: DPN = diabetic polyneuropathy.
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Ursini F, Arturi F, Nicolosi K, Ammendolia A, D’Angelo S, Russo E, Naty S, Bruno C, De Sarro G, Olivieri I, Grembiale RD. Plantar fascia enthesopathy is highly prevalent in diabetic patients without peripheral neuropathy and correlates with retinopathy and impaired kidney function. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174529. [PMID: 28358891 PMCID: PMC5373572 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of plantar fascia (PF) enthesopathy in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients without distal peripheral neuropathy (DPN). METHODS We recruited 50 T2DM patients without DPN and 50 healthy controls. DPN was excluded using the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI). All patients underwent a bilateral sonographicevaluation of the enthesealportion of the PF. RESULTS PF thickness was significantly higher in T2DM patients (p<0.0001). T2DM patients presented a higher prevalence of entheseal thickening (p = 0.002), enthesophyte (p = 0.02) and cortical irregularity (p = 0.02). The overall sum of abnormalities was higher in T2DM patients (p<0.0001), as was the percentage of bilateral involvement (p = 0.005). In a logistic regression analysis, retinopathy predicted entheseal thickening (OR 3.5, p = 0.05) and enthesophytes (OR 5.13, p = 0.001); reduced eGFR predicted enthesophytes (OR 2.93, p = 0.04); body mass index (BMI) predicted cortical irregularity (OR 0.87, p = 0.05); mean glucose predicted enthesophyte (OR 1.01, p = 0.03); LDL cholesterol predicted cortical irregularity (OR 0.98, p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that T2DM is associated with PF enthesopathyindependently of DPN.
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- Francesco Ursini
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia”, Catanzaro, Italy
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Ursini F, Arturi F, D'Angelo S, Amara L, Nicolosi K, Russo E, Naty S, Bruno C, De Sarro G, Olivieri I, Grembiale RD. High Prevalence of Achilles Tendon Enthesopathic Changes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Without Peripheral Neuropathy. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2017; 107:99-105. [PMID: 27723381 DOI: 10.7547/16-059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Metabolic disorders are known to alter the mechanical properties of tendons. We sought to evaluate the prevalence of asymptomatic Achilles tendon enthesopathic changes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) without peripheral neuropathy. METHODS We recruited 43 patients with T2DM and 40 controls. Neuropathy was excluded with the Michigan Neuropathy Scoring Instrument. Bilateral ultrasonography of the Achilles tendon enthesis was performed. RESULTS Patients with T2DM had a higher prevalence of hypoechogenicity (26.7% versus 2.5%; P = .0001), entheseal thickening (24.4% versus 8.7%; P = .007), and enthesophytes (74.4% versus 57.5%; P = .02). No differences were found in the number of patients with erosions (1.2% versus 0%; P > .99), cortical irregularities (11.6% versus 3.7%; P = .09), bursitis (5.8% versus 3.7%; P = .72), or tears (2.3% versus 1.2%; P > .99). The mean ± SD sum of abnormalities was higher in patients with T2DM (1.5 ± 1.1 versus 0.7 ± 0.6; P < .0001), as was the percentage of bilateral involvement (72.1% versus 45.0%; P = .01). Mean ± SD thickness did not differ between patients and controls (4.4 ± 1.1 mm versus 4.2 ± 0.8 mm; P = .07). CONCLUSIONS According to our data, there is an elevated prevalence of asymptomatic Achilles tendon enthesopathic changes in patients with T2DM independent of peripheral neuropathy.
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- Francesco Ursini
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia,” Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia,” Catanzaro, Italy
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- Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia,” Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia,” Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia,” Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia,” Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia,” Catanzaro, Italy
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- Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital of Potenza and Madonna delle Grazie Hospital of Matera, Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro “Magna Graecia,” Catanzaro, Italy
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Johnson ST, Thiel D, Al Sayah F, Mundt C, Qiu W, Buman MP, Vallance JK, Johnson JA. Objectively measured sleep and health-related quality of life in older adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study from the Alberta's Caring for Diabetes Study. Sleep Health 2017; 3:102-106. [PMID: 28346155 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Sleep is an important behavior for metabolic control and mental health in type 2 diabetes. The aim was to examine the relationship of objective estimates of sleep quantity and quality with health-related quality of life (HRQL) in adults with type 2 diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants completed a survey where HRQL was measured using the EQ-5D-5 L index score, and the SF-12 v2, which provides physical and mental composite summary (PCS and MCS) scores. Participants also wore wrist actigraphy (Actigraph GT3X+) during sleep to derive estimates of total sleep time (TST), sleep latency (SLAT), and sleep efficiency (SEFF) and wake after sleep onset (WASO). Adjusted multivariable linear regression models were used to examine the associations among actigraphy-derived sleep parameters with PCS, MCS, and EQ-5D-5 L index scores. RESULTS On average, participants (N=168) were 65 years old (standard deviation [SD] 10), 46% were female, with a diabetes duration of 13 years (SD 9) and body mass index of 31 kg/m2 (SD 6.5). Mean (SD) TST and SLAT were 7.5 (1.0) hours and 9.9 (7.6) minutes, respectively, SEFF was 82.7 (6.1) percent and WASO was 86.7 (53.4) minutes. An inverse association between TST and PCS was found where every additional 60 minutes of sleep was associated with 1.3-unit lower PCS (P=.04). SEFF was positively associated with both PCS and MCS, where a 10% greater SEFF was associated with 2.6-unit higher PCS (P=.008), and 1.8-unit higher MCS (P=.056). CONCLUSIONS Among this population, better sleep efficiency was associated with better physical and mental health.
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Hsu A, Gan S, Cenzer-Stijacic I, Lee SJ. Glycemic Control and Functional Decline in Nursing Home Residents With Diabetes. JAMA Intern Med 2017; 177:130-132. [PMID: 27893024 PMCID: PMC5683851 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Amy Hsu
- Department of Geriatrics, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco
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- Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco
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Hagan KA, Chiuve SE, Stampfer MJ, Katz JN, Grodstein F. Greater Adherence to the Alternative Healthy Eating Index Is Associated with Lower Incidence of Physical Function Impairment in the Nurses' Health Study. J Nutr 2016; 146:1341-7. [PMID: 27170727 PMCID: PMC4926850 DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.227900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Physical function is integral to healthy aging, in particular as a core component of mobility and independent living in older adults, and is a strong predictor of mortality. Limited research has examined the role of diet, which may be an important strategy to prevent or delay a decline in physical function with aging. OBJECTIVE We prospectively examined the association between the Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI-2010), a measure of diet quality, with incident impairment in physical function among 54,762 women from the Nurses' Health Study. METHODS Physical function was measured by the Medical Outcomes Short Form-36 (SF-36) physical function scale and was administered every 4 y from 1992 to 2008. Cumulative average diet was assessed using food frequency questionnaires, administered approximately every 4 y. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the HRs of incident impairment of physical function. RESULTS Participants in higher quintiles of the AHEI-2010, indicating a healthier diet, were less likely to have incident physical impairment than were participants in lower quintiles (P-trend < 0.001). The multivariable-adjusted HR of physical impairment for those in the top compared with those in the bottom quintile of the AHEI-2010 was 0.87 (95% CI: 0.84, 0.90). For individual AHEI-2010 components, higher intake of vegetables (P-trend = 0.003) and fruits (P-trend = 0.02); lower intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (P-trend < 0.001), trans fats (P-trend = 0.03), and sodium (P-trend < 0.001); and moderate alcohol intake (P-trend < 0.001) were each significantly associated with reduced rates of incident physical impairment. Among top contributors to the food components of the AHEI-2010, the strongest relations were found for increased intake of oranges, orange juice, apples and pears, romaine or leaf lettuce, and walnuts. However, associations with each component and with specific foods were generally weaker than the overall score, indicating that overall diet pattern is more important than individual parts. CONCLUSIONS In this large cohort of older women, a healthier diet was associated with a lower risk of developing impairments in physical function.
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- Kaitlin A Hagan
- Channing Division of Network Medicine and Departments of Epidemiology and
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- Divisions of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine and Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine and Departments of Epidemiology and
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The emergence of frailty and sarcopaenia in diabetes mellitus: description of inter-relationships and clinical importance. Cardiovasc Endocrinol 2016. [DOI: 10.1097/xce.0000000000000075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Vinik AI, Casellini C, Névoret ML. Alternative Quantitative Tools in the Assessment of Diabetic Peripheral and Autonomic Neuropathy. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2016; 127:235-85. [PMID: 27133153 DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2016.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Here we review some seldom-discussed presentations of diabetic neuropathy, including large fiber dysfunction and peripheral autonomic dysfunction, emphasizing the impact of sympathetic/parasympathetic imbalance. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes and contributes additional risks in the aging adult. Loss of sensory perception, loss of muscle strength, and ataxia or incoordination lead to a risk of falling that is 17-fold greater in the older diabetic compared to their young nondiabetic counterparts. A fall is accompanied by lacerations, tears, fractures, and worst of all, traumatic brain injury, from which more than 60% do not recover. Autonomic neuropathy has been hailed as the "Prophet of Doom" for good reason. It is conducive to increased risk of myocardial infarction and sudden death. An imbalance in the autonomic nervous system occurs early in the evolution of diabetes, at a stage when active intervention can abrogate the otherwise relentless progression. In addition to hypotension, many newly recognized syndromes can be attributed to cardiac autonomic neuropathy such as orthostatic tachycardia and bradycardia. Ultimately, this constellation of features of neuropathy conspire to impede activities of daily living, especially in the patient with pain, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders. The resulting reduction in quality of life may worsen prognosis and should be routinely evaluated and addressed. Early neuropathy detection can only be achieved by assessment of both large and small- nerve fibers. New noninvasive sudomotor function technologies may play an increasing role in identifying early peripheral and autonomic neuropathy, allowing rapid intervention and potentially reversal of small-fiber loss.
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- A I Vinik
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, Strelitz Diabetes and Neuroendocrine Center, Norfolk, VA, United States.
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- Eastern Virginia Medical School, Strelitz Diabetes and Neuroendocrine Center, Norfolk, VA, United States
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- Impeto Medical Inc., San Diego, CA, United States
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Hajian-Tilaki K, Heidari B, Hajian-Tilaki A. Solitary and combined negative influences of diabetes, obesity and hypertension on health-related quality of life of elderly individuals: A population-based cross-sectional study. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2016; 10:S37-S42. [PMID: 26934907 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2016.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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AIMS The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a matter of concern in elderly people with chronic diseases. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of obesity, hypertension and diabetes on HRQoL among elderly. METHODS A population based cross sectional study was conducted with 750 representative sample of elderly people aged 60-90 years in Babol, the northern Iran. The demographic data and the measurement of blood pressure and other anthropometric measures were collected. The validated short form (SF-36) questionnaire was used to assess the HRQoL. A multiple linear regression model was applied to assess the impact of obesity, abdominal obesity, hypertension and diabetes on QoL. RESULTS The mean age (SD) of participants was 68.0±7.6 and 67.7±7.9 years for men and women respectively. Diabetes exerted the most negative effect on QoL score (adjusted coefficient=-9.2, 95% CI: -11.7, -6.5 points) followed by abdominal obesity and hypertension. Whereas a combination of three conditions was associated with a greater significant reduction in QoL scores in both sexes(adjusted coefficient=-14.5, 95% CI: -19.0, -9.9 points). However, the negative influence of obesity and hypertension on QoL was significant only in women. CONCLUSION Most components of the QoL is affected by diabetes, obesity and hypertension particularly in women. Diabetes alone or in combination with other conditions has a negative influence in both sexes with greater effect in women. These findings justify further professional support to compensate the negative influences chronic conditions on health-related QoL especially for older obese diabetic women.
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- K Hajian-Tilaki
- Dept of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
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- Dept of Internal Medicine, Ayatollah Rohani hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Babol Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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Arik G, Varan HD, Yavuz BB, Karabulut E, Kara O, Kilic MK, Kizilarslanoglu MC, Sumer F, Kuyumcu ME, Yesil Y, Halil M, Cankurtaran M. Validation of Katz index of independence in activities of daily living in Turkish older adults. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2015; 61:344-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Energy and protein intakes and their association with a decline in functional capacity among diabetic older adults from the NuAge cohort. Eur J Nutr 2015; 55:1729-39. [DOI: 10.1007/s00394-015-0991-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Pratley RE, Gilbert M. Clinical Management of Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Postgrad Med 2015; 124:133-43. [DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2012.01.2526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zeyfang A, Patzelt-Bath A. Importance of Geriatric Syndromes in Older Patients with Diabetes with de novo Insulin Treatment: The VEGAS Study. Drugs Real World Outcomes 2015; 2:73-79. [PMID: 27747621 PMCID: PMC4883201 DOI: 10.1007/s40801-015-0014-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Aims The VEGAS study was conducted to evaluate representative data of de novo insulin-treated older patients with type 2 diabetes in the outpatient setting in Germany. Methods In this prospective, multicenter, non-interventional observational study, a nationwide written survey was carried out among practitioners (02/2011–06/2011). Older patients, aged ≥70 years, starting de novo insulin therapy, were documented. Results Data from 4,858 patients from about 500 centers (mean age: 78.2 ± 5.4 years; mean glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c]: 70 ± 14.2 mmol/mol [8.6 ± 1.3 %]) were collected. The mean target HbA1c value was 55 ± 6.6 mmol/mol (7.2 ± 0.6 %). 91.1 % of geriatric patients were multi-morbid. 96.2 % showed at least one physical or psychological geriatric syndrome. Most of the patients were notably impaired according to their age. Conventional insulin therapy and basal-supported oral therapy were the most frequently planned treatment regimens (39.1 and 31.1 %). Important factors in the selection of the insulin treatment regimen were an efficient HbA1c decrease (65.6 %), easy administration (55.7 %), and also a patient’s ability to self-administer insulin (38.5 %). De novo insulin treatment increased care requirements (22.7 %). 22.3 % of the relatives were scheduled to receive special training. Specific training programs for older patients with diabetes were planned in only 7.3 % of cases. Conclusions The data demonstrate the high prevalence of geriatric syndromes during de novo insulin treatment. Individual therapeutic goals and regimes are based on practicability, in particular, the receipt of autonomy and the care requirement. Diabetes education with adapted programs is currently under-represented. Important factors for the choice of an insulin treatment regimen were an efficient HbA1c decrease, easy administration, and a patient’s ability for self-administration. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s40801-015-0014-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Andrej Zeyfang
- University of Ulm, Institute of Epidemiology, Albert-Einstein-Allee 41, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
- AGAPLESION Bethesda Hospital Stuttgart, Hohenheimer Strasse 21, 70184, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Vinik AI, Vinik EJ, Colberg SR, Morrison S. Falls Risk in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Clin Geriatr Med 2015; 31:89-99, viii. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2014.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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de Rekeneire N, Volpato S. Physical Function and Disability in Older Adults with Diabetes. Clin Geriatr Med 2015; 31:51-65, viii. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2014.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ng X, Quinn CC, Burcu M, Harrington D. Assessment of an Expanded Functional Disability Scale for Older Adults With Diabetes. J Appl Gerontol 2014; 35:529-48. [DOI: 10.1177/0733464814563607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Although prior literature has shown the plausibility of combining the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) items to form an expanded scale for measuring the degree of functional decline, this has not been shown in older adults with diabetes who are disproportionately affected by functional disability. Using the 2009 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data, we evaluated the factor structure of the pooled ADL and IADL items. Based on our study comprising 2,158 community-dwelling older adults (≥65 years) with diabetes, the unidimensional model exhibited good fit. Despite well-fitting indices, high correlations were observed between the latent constructs (>.70) of the multi-factor models, suggesting a lack of discriminant validity. These findings provide empirical support for a combined scale that can comprehensively and efficiently characterize the extent of functional disability in older adults with diabetes for research, risk adjustment, and evaluation in patient-centered medical homes.
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- Xinyi Ng
- University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
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Wong E, Stevenson C, Backholer K, Woodward M, Shaw JE, Peeters A. Predicting the risk of physical disability in old age using modifiable mid-life risk factors. J Epidemiol Community Health 2014; 69:70-6. [PMID: 25216667 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate the relationship between potentially modifiable risk factors in middle age and disability after 13 years using the Framingham Offspring Study (FOS). We further aimed to develop a disability risk algorithm to estimate the risk of future disability for those aged 45-65 years. METHODS FOS is a longitudinal study. We used examination 5 (1991-1995; 'baseline') and examination 8 (2005-2008; 'follow-up'). We included participants aged between 45-65 years at 'baseline' with complete predictor and outcome measures (n=2031; mean age 53.9 years). Predictors considered were body mass index, smoking, hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia. We used multinomial logistic regression to identify predictors of disability or death.We assessed external validity using Australian data. RESULTS By examination 8, 156 participants had disability and 198 had died. Disability was associated with smoking (OR (95% CI) 1.81 (1.18 to 2.78)); obesity (2.95 (1.83 to 4.77)); diabetes 1.96 (1.11 to 3.45) and being female (OR 1.67 (1.13 to 2.45). The model performed moderately well in predicting disability and death in an Australian population. Based on our algorithm, a 45-year-old man/woman with the combined risk factors of obesity, diabetes and smoking has similar likelihood of surviving free of disability to a 65-year-old man/woman without any of the same risk factors. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The derived risk algorithm allows, for the first time, quantification of the substantial combined impact on future disability of key modifiable risk factors in mid-life. Here we demonstrated the combined impact of obesity, diabetes and smoking to be similar to 20 years of aging.
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- Evelyn Wong
- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Rahi B, Morais JA, Gaudreau P, Payette H, Shatenstein B. Decline in functional capacity is unaffected by diet quality alone or in combination with physical activity among generally healthy older adults with T2D from the NuAge cohort. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2014; 105:399-407. [PMID: 25092023 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Both diet quality (DQ) and physical activity (PA) have been shown to play a role in the prevention of functional capacity (FC) decline. Because older adults (OA) with T2D are at a higher risk of FC decline compared to their non-diabetic counterparts, our aim was to determine if DQ alone, or combined with PA is associated with FC decline in OA with T2D over a 3-year follow-up in a secondary analysis of the NuAge cohort. METHODS In 159 OA with T2D (mean age=75 years), FC change was calculated as the difference in FC scores at T1 and T4 measured by the SMAF (Système de Mesure de l'Autonomie Fonctionnelle). Baseline DQ was calculated from three non-consecutive 24-h dietary recalls collected at T1 using the validated Canadian Healthy Eating Index (C-HEI). PA change was calculated from Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) as T4-T1. Associations were evaluated between FC decline and four combinations of variables: C-HEI score < or ≥70 with PASE change < or > median and analyzed by GLM while controlling for covariates. RESULTS Neither DQ alone nor DQ combined with PA change were associated with FC decline over follow-up. CONCLUSIONS The absence of effect may be explained by characteristics of this healthy sample of OA with T2D who showed relatively good adherence to dietary recommendations (mean C-HEI=70) and were highly functional shown by minimal, clinically non-significant FC decline over 3 years. More research is needed to confirm the role of DQ in preventing FC decline in a larger diabetic sample showing clinically significant FC decline.
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- Berna Rahi
- Département de Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Canada
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University, Canada
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- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Research Centre, Canada; Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Canada
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- Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement, CSSS-IUGS, Sherbrooke, Canada; Faculté de medicine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
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- Département de Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Canada; Centre de recherche, Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal, Canada.
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Malabu UH, Vangaveti VN, Kennedy RL. Disease burden evaluation of fall-related events in the elderly due to hypoglycemia and other diabetic complications: a clinical review. Clin Epidemiol 2014; 6:287-94. [PMID: 25152631 PMCID: PMC4140240 DOI: 10.2147/clep.s66821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A hypoglycemia-induced fall is common in older persons with diabetes. The etiology of falls in this population is usually multifactorial, and includes microvascular and macrovascular complications and age-related comorbidities, with hypoglycemia being one of the major precipitating causes. In this review, we systematically searched the literature that was available up to March 31, 2014 from MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar using the following terms: hypoglycemia; insulin; diabetic complications; and falls in elderly. Hypoglycemia, defined as blood glucose <4.0 mmol/L (70 mg/dL) requiring external assistance, occurs in one-third of elderly diabetics on glucose-lowering therapies. It represents a major barrier to the treatment of diabetes, particularly in the elderly population. Patients who experience hypoglycemia are at a high risk for adverse outcomes, including falls leading to bone fracture, seizures, cognitive dysfunction, and prolonged hospital stays. An increase in mortality has been observed in patients who experience any one of these events. Paradoxically, rational insulin therapy, dosed according to a patient’s clinical status and the results of home blood glucose monitoring, so as to achieve and maintain recommended glycemic goals, can be an effective method for the prevention of hypoglycemia and falls in the elderly. Contingencies, such as clinician-directed hypoglycemia treatment protocols that guide the immediate treatment of hypoglycemia, help to limit both the duration and severity of the event. Older diabetic patients with or without underlying renal insufficiency or other severe illnesses represent groups that are at high risk for hypoglycemia-induced falls and, therefore, require lower insulin dosages. In this review, the risk factors of falls associated with hypoglycemia in elderly diabetics were highlighted and management plans were suggested. A target hemoglobin A1c level between 7% and 8% seems to be more appropriate for this population. In addition, the first-choice drugs should have good safety profiles and have the lowest probability of causing hypoglycemia – such as metformin (in the absence of significant renal impairment) and incretin enhancers – while other therapies that may cause more frequent hypoglycemia should be avoided.
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- Usman H Malabu
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, QLD, Australia
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Jor’dan AJ, Manor B, Novak V. Slow gait speed - an indicator of lower cerebral vasoreactivity in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Front Aging Neurosci 2014; 6:135. [PMID: 25018729 PMCID: PMC4071640 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Gait speed is an important predictor of health that is negatively affected by aging and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes has been linked to reduced vasoreactivity, i.e., the capacity to regulate cerebral blood flow in response to CO2 challenges. This study aimed to determine the relationship between cerebral vasoreactivity and gait speed in older adults with and without diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We studied 61 adults with diabetes (65 ± 8 years) and 67 without diabetes (67 ± 9 years) but with similar distribution of cardiovascular risk factors. Preferred gait speed was calculated from a 75 m walk. Global and regional perfusion, vasoreactivity and vasodilation reserve were measured using 3-D continuous arterial spin labeling MRI at 3 Tesla during normo-, hyper- and hypocapnia and normalized for end-tidal CO2. RESULTS Diabetic participants had slower gait speed as compared to non-diabetic participants (1.05 ± 0.15 m/s vs. 1.14 ± 0.14 m/s, p < 0.001). Lower global vasoreactivity (r (2) adj = 0.13, p = 0.007), or lower global vasodilation reserve (r (2) adj = 0.33, p < 0.001), was associated with slower walking in the diabetic group independently of age, BMI and hematocrit concentration. For every 1 mL/100 g/min/mmHg less vasodilation reserve, for example, gait speed was 0.05 m/s slower. Similar relationships between vasodilation reserve and gait speed were also observed regionally within the cerebellum, frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes (r (2) adj = 0.27-0.33, p < 0.0001). In contrast, vasoreactivity outcomes were not associated with walking speed in non-diabetic participants, despite similar vasoreactivity ranges across groups. CONCLUSION In the diabetic group only, lower global vasoreactivity was associated with slower walking speed. Slower walking in older diabetic adults may thus hallmark reduced vasomotor reserve and thus the inability to increase perfusion in response to greater metabolic demands during walking.
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- Azizah J. Jor’dan
- Syncope and Falls in the Elderly Laboratory, Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA, USA
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- Syncope and Falls in the Elderly Laboratory, Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA, USA
- Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA, USA
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Dardano A, Penno G, Del Prato S, Miccoli R. Optimal therapy of type 2 diabetes: a controversial challenge. Aging (Albany NY) 2014; 6:187-206. [PMID: 24753144 PMCID: PMC4012936 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most common chronic disorders in older adults and the number of elderly diabetic subjects is growing worldwide. Nonetheless, the diagnosis of T2DM in elderly population is often missed or delayed until an acute metabolic emergency occurs. Accumulating evidence suggests that both aging and environmental factors contribute to the high prevalence of diabetes in the elderly. Clinical management of T2DM in elderly subjects presents unique challenges because of the multifaceted geriatric scenario. Diabetes significantly lowers the chances of "successful" aging, notably it increases functional limitations and impairs quality of life. In this regard, older diabetic patients have a high burden of comorbidities, diabetes-related complications, physical disability, cognitive impairment and malnutrition, and they are more susceptible to the complications of dysglycemia and polypharmacy. Several national and international organizations have delivered guidelines to implement optimal therapy in older diabetic patients based on individualized treatment goals. This means appreciation of the heterogeneity of the disease as generated by life expectancy, functional reserve, social support, as well as personal preference. This paper will review current treatments for achieving glycemic targets in elderly diabetic patients, and discuss the potential role of emerging treatments in this patient population.
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- Angela Dardano
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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Mizukami H, Takahashi K, Inaba W, Osonoi S, Kamata K, Tsuboi K, Yagihashi S. Age-associated changes of islet endocrine cells and the effects of body mass index in Japanese. J Diabetes Investig 2014; 5:38-47. [PMID: 24843735 PMCID: PMC4025233 DOI: 10.1111/jdi.12118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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AIMS/INTRODUCTION Impaired growth and premature death of β-cells are implicated in the progression of islet pathology in type 2 diabetes. It remains unclear, however, how aging affects islet cells, or whether the islet change in diabetes is an augmented process of aging. We studied age-related changes of the islet structure in Japanese non-diabetic subjects and explored the underlying mechanism of the changes. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 115 non-diabetic autopsy cases were subjected to morphometric analysis for volume densities of islets, β- and non-β-cells, as well as their masses. Proliferation activity identified by Ki67, and expressions of pancreatic and duodenal homeobox (PDX)-1, cell cycle inhibitor P16, and oxidative stress marker γH2AX were also examined. RESULTS There was a gradual and marginal decline of volume densities of islets, β- and non-β-cells with aging, while masses of these components were increased during maturation and slowly decreased after the 40s. Islet density was high in the young, but reduced after maturation. There was only a minimal influence of increased body mass index (BMI) on the increase in β-cell mass, but not on the other variables. Ki67 positivity and PDX-1 expressions were high in the young, but low after maturation, whereas expressions of P16 and γH2AX were elevated in the aged. CONCLUSIONS Age-associated decline of β-cell mass is marginal after maturation, and the reduction of β-cell mass could be a specific process in diabetes. The impact of BMI on the islet structure is limited in Japanese with normal glucose tolerance.
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- Hiroki Mizukami
- Department of Pathology and Molecular MedicineHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular MedicineHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular MedicineHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular MedicineHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular MedicineHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular MedicineHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular MedicineHirosaki University Graduate School of MedicineHirosakiAomoriJapan
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