Does undiagnosed diabetes mitigate the association between diabetes and cognitive impairment? Findings from the ELSI-Brazil study.
Natália Cochar-SoaresDanilo H T de CarvalhoFabíola B de AndradeErico Castro-CostaCesar de OliveiraMaria F Lima-CostaTiago da Silva AlexandrePublished in: Journal of diabetes (2020)
This study found an association between T2DM and impaired memory but not with impaired verbal fluency. When UDD individuals are considered diabetics, this association is attenuated; when UDD individuals are considered as ND, this association is attenuated to the extent that it loses its statistical significance, affecting thus the clinical interpretation.