Control of glycemia and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Data from the Adult Diabetes Control and Management

• Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international 2014-01, Vol.14 (1), p.130-137
• Main Authors: Sazlina, Shariff-Ghazali, Mastura, Ismail, Ahmad, Zaiton, Cheong, Ai-Theng, Adam, Bujang-Mohamad, Jamaiyah, Haniff, Lee, Ping-Yein, Syed-Alwi, Syed-Abdul-Rahman, Chew, Boon-How, SriWahyu, Taher
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diabetes Complications - epidemiology; Diabetes Complications - etiology; Diabetes Complications - prevention & control; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy; Disease Management; elderly; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Geriatrics; Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism; glycemic control; Health risk assessment; Humans; Hyperglycemia - epidemiology; Hyperglycemia - etiology; Hyperglycemia - prevention & control; Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use; Incidence; Insulin - therapeutic use; Lipids - blood; Malaysia; Malaysia - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; registry; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Studies; Survival Rate - trends; type 2 diabetes mellitus; Waist Circumference
• ISSN: 1444-1586; 1447-0594
• DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12070

Aim The aims of the present study were to assess the control of glycemia and other cardiovascular disease risk factors, and the association between age and these controls among older adults with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia. Methods A cross‐sectional study was carried out using cases notified to the Adult Diabetes Control and Management database between 1 January and 31 December 2009. A total of 10 363 people aged over 60 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus were included in the analyses. A standard online case report form was used to record demographic data, clinical factors (diabetes duration, comorbid condition and treatment modalities), cardiovascular disease risk factors, diabetes complications and laboratory assessments. The cardiovascular disease risk factors controls assessed included glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)