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Inadequate Glycaemic Control and Therapeutic Management of Adults over 65 Years Old with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Spain.
J Nutr Health Aging
May 2018
Francesc Formiga, Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, c/Feixa Llarga, s/n, 08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona (Spain), Tel.: + 34 932 607 699, Fax: +34 932 607 967, E-mail:
Objectives: The glycaemic goals for older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are recommended to avoid an HbA1c levels <7%. The purpose of this study was to analyse the glycaemic control and therapeutic management of older adults (≥65 years) with type 2 DM.
Design: Pooled analysis of patients enrolled in three Spanish cross-sectional epidemiological studies.
Inverted CD4:CD8 ratio is not associated with three-year mortality in a sample of community-dwelling oldest old: the OCTABAIX immune study.
J Nutr Health Aging
April 2014
F. Formiga, MD, PhD, Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 08907, Barcelona, Spain. E-mail: Phone: (+34) 93 260 74 19; Fax: (+34) 93 260 74 20.
Background: The presence of an immune risk phenotype (IRP) has been correlated with survival rates in elderly people.
Objective: To determine whether an inverted CD4:CD8 ratio might be a marker of IRP in a sample of oldest old by assessing its relationship with mortality.
Design: Prospective cohort study.