Diabetes-Related Complications, Glycemic Control, and Falls in Older Adults

V. Schwartz, Ann; Vittinghoff, Eric; E. Sellmeyer, Deborah; R. Feingold, Kenneth; de Rekeneire, Nathalie; S. Strotmeyer, Elsa; I. Shorr, Ronald; I. Vinik, Aaron; C. Odden, Michelle; Won Park, Seok; A. Faulkner, Kimberly; B. Harris, Tamara; the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study, for

doi:10.2337/dc07-1152

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Diabetes-Related Complications, Glycemic Control, and Falls in Older Adults

Published in Diabetes Care • Feb 27, 2008

Authors:

Ann V. Schwartz

Eric Vittinghoff

Deborah E. Sellmeyer

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Older adults with type 2 diabetes are more likely to fall, but little is known about risk factors for falls in this population. We determined whether diabetes-related complications or treatments are associated with risk of falls in older diabetic adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In th...

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Medicine

Diabetes mellitus

Internal medicine

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