Highlights on Diabetes Mellitus in Older Adults | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2014, Page 18-20 PDF (579.22 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejgg.2014.5332 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Shereen Mousa | ||||
| Geriatrics & Gerontology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| It is estimated that by the year 2030, there will be 8.6 million adults with diabetes in Egypt, making it the country with the tenth largest population of diabetics in the world [1]. The prevalence of diabetes rises dramatically with age in both sexes; it reaches almost 20% among females aged 50-59 [2]. The burden of diabetes in adults is often described in terms of its impact on working-age, while in older adults it is linked to decreased functional status, institutionalization, and mortality [3]. Older persons and/or those with multiple comorbidities have often been excluded from randomized controlled trials of treatment despite having the highest prevalence of diabetes [4]. | ||||
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