Diabetes in older people: Prevalence, incidence and its association with medium- and long-term mortality from all causes

Diabetes in older people: Prevalence, incidence and its association with medium- and long-term mortality from all causes

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and incidence of self-reported diabetes and to study its association with medium- and long-term mortality from all causes in persons ≥65 years. Design: A population-based cohort study begun in 1993. Setting: “Envejecer en Leganés” cohort (Madrid). Participants:...

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Main Authors: Mercedes Sánchez Martínez, Augusto Blanco, María Victoria Castell, Alicia Gutiérrez Misis, Juan Ignacio González Montalvo, María Victoria Zunzunegui, Ángel Otero
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Elsevier 2014-08-01
Series:Atención Primaria
Subjects:
Diabetes
Elderly
Prevalence
Incidence
Mortality
Cohort studies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0212656714000080

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