[What is the normal threshold of glycemia in our elderly?].
The aim of this paper is to study the evolution of basal glucemia and TTOG with age, as well as the prevalence of diabetes in different age groups. A cross-sectional descriptive study was designed, with a polystratified random sampling method among the whole adult population of Leon. In addition to fill in a questionnaire, basal glucemia was measured with a capillary reflectometer and a TTOG with 75 g. The effect of age on the average values of basal glucemia and on TTOG glucemia was no demonstrated. A significant correlation between the prevalence of the disease and the age of subjects was also observed, being maximum in the age group 60-69 (14.50%). After discussing the results, we conclude that only prospective studies will be able to establish the threshold of glucose tolerance-intolerance, beyond which the risk increases.
Franch Nadal
J
J
Centro de Salud La Condesa, León.
Alvarez Guisasola
F
F
Alvarez Torices
J C
JC
de Pablos Pons
M L
ML
Hernández Mejía
R
R
Cueto Espinar
A
A
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012016:Reference Values
D001786:Blood Glucose
Cuál es el límite de normalidad de la glucemia de nuestros ancianos?