Physical function and disability in older adults with diabetes
Nathalie de Rekeneire1, Stefano Volpato2
1Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, 367 Cedar Street, Harkness Building A, Room 317A, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Abstract:
Functional decline and physical disability are an important clinical and public health problem in older adults because they are associated with loss of independence, nursing home admission, and mortality. Several impairments and comorbidities related to or associated with diabetes are potential disabling conditions that could account for the excess risk of disability. But in most studies, no single condition explains this association. Accelerated loss of muscle strength is a potential mediator in the disabling effect of diabetes. Because some diabetes-related comorbidities are potential modifiable risk factors, preventing and reducing the excess risk of disability associated with diabetes needs further study.
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