Equivocal Association Between Body Mass Index and Diabetes Mellitus in Elderly Adults

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Apr;64(4):904-6. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14061.

Authors

Yuka Sato¹, Yasuto Nakasone¹, Takahiro Miyakoshi¹, Rie Hashikura², Kazuko Hirabayashi², Hideo Koike², Masafumi Katakura³, Keishi Yamauchi¹, Toru Aizawa¹

Affiliations

¹ Diabetes Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
² Health Center, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
³ Department of Medicine, Chikuma Central Hospital, Chikuma, Japan.

PMID: 27100599
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14061

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Body Mass Index*
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology*
Female
Glucose Tolerance Test
Glycated Hemoglobin / analogs & derivatives
Glycated Hemoglobin / analysis
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors

Substances

Glycated Hemoglobin A
glucosylated hemoglobin A