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Published in: Current Diabetes Reports 6/2013

01-12-2013 | Diabetes Epidemiology (SH Golden, Section Editor)

Physical Disability in the Elderly with Diabetes: Epidemiology and Mechanisms

Authors: Lara Bianchi, Giovanni Zuliani, Stefano Volpato

Published in: Current Diabetes Reports | Issue 6/2013

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Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic condition worldwide, especially in the elderly population. Several epidemiologic studies in the last 2 years have consistently associated diabetes with physical disability, a condition that may profoundly affect the quality of life of older people. Although in older people with diabetes, the pathogenesis of functional limitation and disability has not been completely elucidated, it is certainly complex and involves multiple potential pathways. In this narrative review, we described the most recent epidemiologic and clinical evidence supporting the association between diabetes and impaired physical function in older persons focusing on emerging biological mechanisms explaining the excess risk of disability associated with diabetes.
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Metadata
Title
Physical Disability in the Elderly with Diabetes: Epidemiology and Mechanisms
Authors
Lara Bianchi
Giovanni Zuliani
Stefano Volpato
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Diabetes Reports / Issue 6/2013
Print ISSN: 1534-4827
Electronic ISSN: 1539-0829
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-013-0424-6

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