Alberto Montesanto, Vincenzo Lagani, Liana Spazzafumo, Elena Tortato, Sonia Rosati, Andrea Corsonello, Luca Soraci, Jacopo Sabbatinelli, Antonio Cherubini, Maria Conte, Miriam Capri, Maria Capalbo, Fabrizia Lattanzio, Fabiola Olivieri, Anna Rita Bonfigli
BACKGROUND: Prognostic risk stratification in older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is important for guiding decisions concerning advance care planning. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted in a real-world sample of older diabetic patients afferent to the outpatient facilities of the Diabetology Unit of the IRCCS INRCA Hospital of Ancona (Italy). A total of 1,001 T2D patients aged more than 70 years were consecutively evaluated by a multidimensional geriatric assessment, including physical performance evaluated using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)...
2024: Frontiers in Endocrinology