title: Prevalence of a hemoglobin A1c less than 7.0%, of a blood pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg, and of a serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol less than 100 mg/dL in older patients with diabetes mellitus in an academic nursing home.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of a hemoglobin A(1c) less than 7.0%, of a blood pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg, and of a serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol less than 100 mg/dL in older persons with diabetes mellitus who were not terminally ill in an academic nursing home.
  
  
  METHODS
  We investigated in all older diabetic individuals who were not terminally ill in an academic nursing home the prevalence of a hemoglobin A(1c) less than 7.0%, of a blood pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg, and of a serum LDL cholesterol less than 100 mg/dL.
  
  
  METHODS
  An academic nursing home.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of 202 persons, 62 (31%) had diabetes mellitus. The 62 diabetic individuals included 33 women and 29 men, mean age 73 +/- 9 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prevalence of hemoglobin A(1c) less than 7.0%, of blood pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg, and of serum LDL cholesterol less than 100 mg/dL.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The hemoglobin A(1c) was less than 7.0% in 55 (89%) of 62 diabetic individuals. The blood pressure was less than 130/80 mm Hg in 52 (84%) of 62 diabetic individuals. The serum LDL cholesterol was less than 100 mg/dL in 55 (89%) of 62 diabetic individuals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As recommended by the American Diabetes Association, the hemoglobin A(1c) was less than 7.0% in 55 (89%) of 62 diabetic individuals, the blood pressure was less than 130/80 mm Hg in 52 (84%) of 62 diabetic individuals, and the serum LDL cholesterol was less than 100 mg/dL in 55 (89%) of 62 diabetic individuals in an academic nursing home.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Divisions of Geriatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Madhavi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koka
authors.forename: Wilbert S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Aronow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors