Association between diabetes overtreatment in older multimorbid patients and clinical outcomes: an ancillary European multicentre study.

Antoine ChristiaensOliver BaretellaCinzia Del GiovaneNicolas RodondiWilma KnolMike PetersEmma JenningsDenis O'MahonyAnne SpinewineBenoit BolandSéverine Henrard

Published in: Age and ageing (2023)

Diabetes overtreatment was associated with a higher mortality rate but not with hospitalisation or functional decline. Interventional studies should be undertaken to test the effect of de-intensifying GLT on clinical outcomes in overtreated patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular disease
prognostic factors
physical activity
cardiovascular events
patient reported
case control