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Higher prevalence and earlier appearance of geriatric phenotypes in old adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Jan 2018
Kotsani Marina, Chatziadamidou Thekla, Economides Dimitrios, Benetos Athanase
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AIMS: To compare the prevalence of cognitive dysfunction, depression, lower mobility performance, disability and falls in older community-dwelling individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and in controls of similar age. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in primary health care settings in 3 semi-urban regions in Greece. Were assessed 403 community-dwelling older persons (age ≥65 years, median:...
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