Frailty status and altered glucose-insulin dynamics

We examined women in their 80s and 90s and evaluated the hypothesis that abnormalities in the dynamic response of glucose and insulin to a glucose load are associated with frailty status. We performed a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test in 73 community-dwelling women aged 84-95 years without known di...

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Published in:	The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Vol. 67; no. 12; p. 1300
Main Authors:	Kalyani, Rita Rastogi, Varadhan, Ravi, Weiss, Carlos O, Fried, Linda P, Cappola, Anne R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.12.2012
Subjects:	Aged, 80 and over Blood Glucose - metabolism Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology Female Frail Elderly Glucose Tolerance Test Health Status Humans Insulin - blood Insulin Resistance - physiology Linear Models Prediabetic State - physiopathology
ISSN:	1758-535X, 1758-535X
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