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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2022

Hyperglycemia and Physical Impairment in Frail Hypertensive Older Adults.

Antonella Pansini, Angela Lombardi, Maria Morgante, Salvatore Frullone, Anna Marro, Mario Rizzo, Giuseppe Martinelli, Eugenio Boccalone, Antonio De Luca, Gaetano Santulli and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Antonella PansiniASL Avellino, Avellino, Italy.
Angela LombardiDepartment of Medicine, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Einstein-Sinai Diabetes Research Center, Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
Maria MorganteASL Avellino, Avellino, Italy.
Salvatore FrulloneASL Avellino, Avellino, Italy.
Anna MarroASL Avellino, Avellino, Italy.
Mario RizzoASL Avellino, Avellino, Italy.
Giuseppe MartinelliASL Napoli, Naples, Italy.
Eugenio BoccaloneASL Avellino, Avellino, Italy.
Antonio De LucaCampania University, Caserta, Italy.
Gaetano SantulliDepartment of Medicine, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Einstein-Sinai Diabetes Research Center, Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
Pasquale MoneASL Avellino, Avellino, Italy.
Institute of Food Science · ITAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · USUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · IT

Funding

NYR-Diabetes Research Center (NYR-DRC)P30DK020541 · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2025 to 2025
$2.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020541
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Frailty is a multidimensional condition typical of elders. Frail older adults have a high risk of functional decline, hospitalization, and mortality. Hypertension is one of the most common comorbidities in elders. Hyperglycemia (HG) is frequently observed in frail older adults, and represents an independent predictor of worst outcomes, with or without diabetes mellitus (DM). We aimed at investigating the impact of HG on physical impairment in frailty. Methods: We studied consecutive older adults with frailty and hypertension at the ASL (local health unit of the Italian Ministry of Health) of Avellino, Italy, from March 2021 to September 2021. Exclusion criteria were: age <65 years, no frailty, no hypertension, left ventricular ejection fraction <25%, previous myocardial infarction, previous primary percutaneous coronary intervention and/or coronary artery bypass grafting. Blood glucose, Hb1Ac, and creatinine were measured in all patients. Physical frailty was assessed applying the Fried Criteria; we performed a 5-meter gait speed (5mGS) test in all patients. Results: 149 frail hypertensive older adults were enrolled in the study, of which 82 had normoglycemia (NG), and 67 had HG. We observed a significantly slower 5mGS in the HG group compared to the NG group (0.52 ± 0.1 Conclusions: HG drives physical impairment in frail hypertensive older adults independently of DM.

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FrailtyHyperglycemiaHypertensionAgedFrail ElderlyHumansStroke VolumeVentricular Function, Leftagingblood glucosecognitive impairmentCOPDdiabeteselderlygait speedMoCA score

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