title: Predicting factors of hypoglycaemia in elderly type 2 diabetes patients: Contributions of the GERODIAB study.
abstract: The burden of hypoglycaemia is important, particularly in elderly type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. Unfortunately, however, few studies are available concerning this population. GERODIAB is a prospective, multicentre, observational study that aims to describe the 5-year morbidity and mortality of 987 T2D patients aged 70 years and older. After analyzing the frequency of and factors associated with hypoglycaemia in the 6 months prior to study inclusion, it was found that hypoglycaemia was associated with retinopathy, lower levels of LDL cholesterol and altered mini-Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) scores.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology, Bégin Hospital, 69, avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé, France. Electronic address: lbordier@club-internet.fr.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bordier
authors.affiliation: Universitary clinic Saint-Luc, avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Bruxelles, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buysschaert
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology, Bégin Hospital, 69, avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bauduceau
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Geriatry and Therapeutics, Saint-Julien Hospital, Rouen University Hospital, 76031 Rouen Cedex, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doucet
authors.affiliation: Gerontology, Bicêtre University Hospital, 12, rue Séverine, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verny
authors.affiliation: Centre Medical Paul-Paret, 13015 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lassmann Vague
authors.affiliation: Diabetology-Endocrinology, Villecresnes Medical Hospital, 8, boulevard Richerand, 94440 Villecresnes, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Le Floch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009017:Morbidity; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents
keywords: Ageing; GERODIAB; Geriatric scales; Hypoglycaemia; Type 2 diabetes