title: [The risk of diabetic complications in older elderly diabetic patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the risk of the diabetic complications among older elderly diabetic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  We compared the HbA1c levels of 117 type 2 diabetic patients ≥ 75 years old over a 5-year period, before patients received a diagnosis of diabetic complications, with those of diabetic patients without diabetic complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The HbA1c levels of diabetic retinopathy patients were significantly higher than those of patients without diabetic retinopathy (7.9% vs. 6.8%, p<0.01). Similarly, the HbA1c levels of patients with diabetic nephropathy were significantly higher than those of patients without diabetic nephropathy (7.3% vs. 6.7%, p<0.01). The HbA1c levels of diabetic patients with cerebral infarction or ischemic heart disease were also higher than those in diabetic patients without these vascular complications (7.7% vs. 7.0%, p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The current findings emphasize the importance of careful glycemic control for the prevention of diabetic complications in older elderly patients.
authors: Diabetic Center, Asahikawa City Hospital.
authors: Eiji
authors: E
authors: Mutou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin