Objective To study the feasibility of using the optimal cut points of glycosyted hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c) in diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus(DM) and impaired glucose regulation in the elderly.Methods Cross-sectional epidemiology of the elderly(age≥60 years) in Wanshou Road Community of Beij...
HbA1c target achievement in the elderly: results of the Titration and Optimization trial for initiation of insulin glargine 100 U/mL in patients with type 2 diabetes poorly controlled on oral antidiabetic drugsbasal-supported oral therapy, glargine, age, HbA1c target, hypoglycaemia...
The association of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and death in the elderly is unknown. In the SWEETCO 65+ study we analyzed prospectively a Swiss Cohort of Elderly Patients with Venous Thromboembolism (SWITCO 65+). 888 patients were enrolled for the SWEETCO 65+...
non-fatal stroke or cardiovascular death during follow-up, while subjects with a history of MI or stroke before baseline were excluded. Details about the assessment of the outcomes are outlined in the cohort descriptions (Additional file1
The frail elderly need new standards that address their particular needs A study published in the January 2011 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that the hemoglobin A1c test, commonly used to monitor diabetes treatment, can quickly and accurately identify pre-diabetics. Catch...
In recent decades, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a major health concern globally, with diabetes being a leading cause of death among NCDs1,2. The prevalence of diabetes has been rapidly increasing due to various factors such as social, economic, demographic, and environmental influe...
The value of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a predictive risk factor in the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the elderly In order to evaluate the significance of HbA1c in the diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and the risk of future DM in the elderly, the HbA1c and the fasti...
predictive performance of HbA1c levels in diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes in a middle-aged and elderly Han Chinese population from northwest China.Methods: In all, 3354 participants aged >= 40 years with no history of diabetes from northwest China were enrolled in the present cross-sectional ...
Association between weight-adjusted waist index with incident stroke in the elderly with hypertension: a cohort study. Sci Rep. 2024;14(1):25614. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76709-y. Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Cai X, Hu J, Wang M, et al. Association ...
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