Microvascular complications and frailty can predict adverse outcomes in older patients with diabetes.

Sayuri Sable-MoritaTakahisa TanikawaShosuke SatakeMika OkuraHaruhiko TokudaHidenori Arai

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2021)

In this study, we found that frailty, which was assessed using the Kihon Checklist, and the number of microvascular complications predicted adverse events in older patients with diabetes and should to be assessed. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; 21: 359-363.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
risk factors
physical activity
middle aged