The frailty syndrome in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and associated factors

Abstract Objective: To compare clinical-functional factors among groups in relation to the frailty syndrome (pre-frail and frail) phenotype profile in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM 2). Methods: A descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was perfo...

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Main Authors: Bartolomeu Fagundes de Lima Filho, Antônia Gilvanete Duarte Gama, Vanessa da Nóbrega Dias, Eliza Mikaele Tavares da Silva, Fabricia Azevedo da Costa Cavalcanti, Juliana Maria Gazzola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti) 2020-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232020000100201&tlng=en