title: Association of diabetes mellitus using old and new diagnostic criteria with incidence of new coronary events in older men and women.
abstract: A prospective study investigated in 952 men (mean age 79 years) and in 2,014 women (mean age 81 years), the association of diabetes mellitus using the old and new diagnostic criteria with the incidence of new coronary events. At 40-month follow-up for men and 44-month follow-up for women, whether the old or the new criteria for diagnosing diabetes mellitus were used, diabetes mellitus was significantly associated with the incidence of new coronary events (p <0.0001) in older men and women.
authors.affiliation: Hebrew Hospital Home, Bronx, New York 10475, USA.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Aronow
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose