title: Demographic, lifestyle, and health characteristics of older adults with prediabetes in England.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the demographic, lifestyle, and health characteristics of older adults with prediabetes compared to those with normal glucose levels or diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging 2004-2005 (n=4168). Statistical analyses examined differences between people with prediabetes and 1) people with normal glucose levels and 2) people with diabetes. Design-based F-statistics and t-tests tested differences for each characteristic individually and multinomial logistic regression examined adjusted associations. Survey weighting and cluster information was used to generalize to the older English population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to people with normal glucose levels, people with prediabetes were older (RR=1.05 95% CI 1.04-1.07), more likely to be employed (RR=1.27 95% CI 1.01-1.60), more likely to smoke (RR=2.21 95% CI 1.74-2.80), and had higher BMIs (RR=1.08 95% CI 1.06-1.10). Compared to people with diabetes, people with prediabetes were more likely to be women (RR=2.12 95% CI 1.57-2.86), more likely to be employed (RR=1.54 95% CI 1.02-2.33), had lower BMIs (RR=0.95 95% CI 0.93-0.98), were less likely to have a cardiovascular condition (RR=0.34 95% CI 0.24-0.47), and had higher self-rated health (χ(2)=26.08, p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Older adults with prediabetes have a unique set of characteristics that may inform prevention or intervention schemes.
authors.affiliation: Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 Boul. Lasalle, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Purvis Hall, 1020 Pine Ave. West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A2, Canada. Electronic address: eva.graham@mail.mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.affiliation: McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy, 1130 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A3, Canada.
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gariépy
authors.affiliation: Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 Boul. Lasalle, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Ludmer Research & Training Building, 1033 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, Canada.
authors.forename: Rachel J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.affiliation: Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 Boul. Lasalle, Montreal, QC H4H 1R3, Canada; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Purvis Hall, 1020 Pine Ave. West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A2, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Ludmer Research & Training Building, 1033 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, Canada; Montreal Diabetes Research Centre, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schmitz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001835:Body Weight; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011236:Prediabetic State; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class
keywords: Aged; Cross-sectional studies; Lifestyle; Mental health; Middle aged; Prediabetes; Self-rated health; Self-report