Prevalence and Associated Factors of Diabetes Mellitus in a Very Elderly Chinese Population: A Cross-sectional Study.

Conclusions: The prevalence of DM and newly diagnosed DM in a very elderly southwest Chinese population was high. OGTT screening should be performed regularly in people aged ≥ 80 years to ensure timely diagnosis of DM.
PMID: 32553075 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences : BES - May 19, 2020 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Liang B, Tang WW, Zhang WQ, Huang C, Liu Y, Xu F, Liu X, Yuan N, Liu JX, Yi YJ, Xu RH, Hu D, Huang XB, Cao X Tags: Biomed Environ Sci Source Type: research