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Emanuelle de Oliveira Albernaz1, Luz Marina Alfonso Dutra2, Cláudia Regina Biancato Bastos3
1Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde. Brasília, Federal District, Brazil.
Objective:
to analyze the cognitive capacity and functional development of the elderly with and without diabetes.
Methods:
case-control study, comparing elderly people with and without diabetes. 218 patients interviewed in outpatient clinics: geriatrics and endocrinology. Validated instruments were used for cognitive and functional assessment.
Results:
people with diabetes had low scores on cognitive tests. HbA1c and education were related to memory loss, compromising the basic and instrumental activities of daily life.
Conclusion:
this study evaluated that high glycemic values affect the autonomy of the elderly, compromising cognition and functional performance in activities of daily living.
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