Abstract
Forty cases of diabetes mellitus (15 males and 25 females) were investigated in an ultra-octogenarian rural population of inner Sicily (Troina). Age, gender, education, voluptuary habits, psycho-physical conditions, occurrence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), body mass index (BMI), specific and non-specific therapy were evaluated. Psycho-physical conditions of diabetics as well as their actual abilities of taking drugs have also been recorded and discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 255-260 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | SUPPL.1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
Keywords
- Activities of daily living (ADL)
- Body mass index
- Diabetes mellitus
- Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL)
- Octogenarians
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ageing
- Medicine(all)