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Prediabetes Increases the Risk of Frailty in Older Adults With Prefrail Hypertension: Beneficial Effects of Metformin.

Joseph H TaubeValeria ViscoFahimeh VarzidehGermano GuerraUrna KansakarMaurizio GasperiAnna MarroScott WilsonMario Nicola Vittorio FerranteAntonella PansiniArmando PironeFrancesco Di LorenzoDomenico TartagliaGuido IaccarinoGaetano MacinaEsther Densu AgyapongImma ForzanoStanislovas S JankauskasKlara KomiciMichele CiccarelliPasquale Mone
Published in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) (2024)
Insulin resistance and prediabetes play substantial roles in the development of cognitive and physical impairments, highlighting their importance in managing hypertension, even before the onset of frank diabetes. Metformin, a well-established drug for the treatment of diabetes, has shown favorable effects in mitigating frailty.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • blood pressure
  • insulin resistance
  • glycemic control
  • cardiovascular disease
  • physical activity
  • community dwelling
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • arterial hypertension