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Mingyang Sun1, Wan-Ming Chen2,3, Szu-Yuan Wu2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
1Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Abstract:
This study investigated the link between the adapted diabetes complication severity index at the time of type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis and diabetes-induced dementia risk in elderly patients. Elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (age ≥ 60) were matched using propensity score matching. Cox regression was used to determine dementia hazard ratios; Kaplan-Meier method to assess cumulative incidence. The cohort included 256 214 elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Adapted diabetes complication severity index ≥ 1 showed higher dementia risk (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.30; 95% confidence interval: 1.27-1.34), increasing by 1.17-fold per adapted diabetes complication severity index point. Dementia risk rose progressively across adapted diabetes complication severity index scores (P < 0.0001). Higher adapted diabetes complication severity index scores at the time of type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis elevated dementia risk in elderly patients. Adapted diabetes complication severity index ≥ 1 is linked to increased dementia risk. Adapted diabetes complication severity index evaluation at the time of type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis could predict risk, aiding early interventions. Effective diabetes management is crucial for reducing dementia risk in this population.
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