Frailty and risk of microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study.

Yuanjue WuTing XiongXiao Tan LiangKai Chen

Published in: BMC medicine (2022)

Both pre-frailty and frailty were associated with an increased risk of DMC in patients with T2D. These findings have important implications for integrating early assessment and surveillance of frailty in diabetes and may favor the identification of at-risk patients.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
end stage renal disease
type diabetes
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cardiovascular disease
public health
prognostic factors
risk factors
metabolic syndrome