Prevalence of Diabetes among community-living older persons in the Philippines: The FITforFrail study / Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies
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: 23-27, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
Objective@#To estimate the prevalence of diabetes among Filipino older persons living in the community.@*Methodology@#A cross-sectional analysis was done on a random sample of persons 60 years and older from the Focused Interventions for Frail Older Adults Research and Development Program (2018-2019). A diagnosis of diabetes was established by self-reported physician’s diagnosis or if the person was on any antihyperglycemic drugs.@*Results@#The prevalence of self-reported diabetes was 20.5%, with no difference in age, sex, education, or body mass index between older persons with and without diabetes. The presence of 2 or more comorbidities was significantly more common among older persons with diabetes (p<0.001). Visual impairment (p<0.01), hypertension (p<0.001) and hyperlipidemia (p<0.001) were more frequent among those with diabetes.@*Conclusion@#Diabetes is prevalent among community-living older Filipinos. Therefore, effective public health measures for diabetes prevention and management are needed for the ever-growing older population, who are at the highest risk for morbidity and mortality.
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WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
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Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies
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2022
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