title: [What is the normal threshold of glycemia in our elderly?].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud La Condesa, León.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Franch Nadal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alvarez Guisasola
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Alvarez Torices
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: de Pablos Pons
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernández Mejía
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cueto Espinar
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
vernacular_title: Cuál es el límite de normalidad de la glucemia de nuestros ancianos?