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Frailty in older adultsOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
The aim of the current study was to study the relation between Vitamin C, frailty and type 2 diabetes mellitus control in elderly patients.
This study is an observational Cross sectional study. This study included 88 elderly subjects, aged 60 years and above with type 2 Diabetes mellitus including males and females that were recruited via purposive sampling from the ward and outpatient clinics of the Geriatrics and Gerontology department of the Ain Shams University hospitals.
The study sample was divided into controlled and uncontrolled groups as regards DM according to their HbA1C levels and each of them was further subdivided into frail and non-frail subjects according to fried criteria.
The four groups of the study were classified as follows: group A (Non Frail controlled)
group B (Non frail uncontrolled)
group C (Frail controlled)
group D (Frail uncontrolled)
In this study, a comparison was done between with frail and non-frail participants with controlled or uncontrolled DM regarding, vitamin C levels, cognition, nutrition and functional status.
Uncontrolled DM groups have higher HbA1C levels in comparison to controlled groups as HbA1C remains the gold standard test for long-term glycemic control assessment.
This study revealed a directly proportional correlation between vitamin C and HbA1C as lower vitamin C levels are present in participants with uncontrolled DM.
On studying nutritional status, it was established that largest percentage of malnourished patients were frail compared to non-frail participants.
Higher percentage of functional dependence were found in frail patients and those with uncontrolled DM.
Regarding, cognitive functions of the participants, it was realized that more patients with cognitive impairment (MCI and dementia) were found in the frail patients.