Impact of glucose level on morbidity and mortality in elderly with diabetes and pre-diabetes

Table 2 Studies comparing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in elderly subjects with new-onset diabetes mellitus and subjects with normal glucose tolerance and long-standing diabetes mellitus

Ref.	No. of participants	Glycemic status	Age at inclusion(yr)	Length of follow up (yr)	Population	Results
Wang et al[19]	155	New-onset DM and long-standing DM	≥ 65	-	China	Microvascular complication rate was higher in long-standing DM
Selvin et al[20]	2809	New-onset DM and long-standing DM	≥ 65	-	United States	Microvascular complication rate was higher in long-standing DM
Smith et al[21]	1119	NGT and new-onset DM	≥ 65	5.9 (median)	United States	Mortality rate was higher in new-onset DM
Bethel et al[22]	59335	NGT and new-onset DM	≥ 65	10 (median)	United States	Microvascular and macrovascular complication rates were higher in new-onset-DM
Panzram et al[23]	2381	New-onset DM	All	10 (median)	German	Mortality rate was related to age of onset of DM and was higher in men
Croxson et al[24]	861	NGT, IGT, new-onset DM and long-standing DM	65-85	4.5 (median)	United Kingdom	New onset DM was associated with increased mortality
Tan et al[25]	10782	NGT and new-onset DM	≥ 65	4.6 (median)	Scotland	New onset DM was associated with increased mortality in females
Twito et al[26]	2994	New-onset DM	≥ 65	5.5 (mean)	Israel	Mortality rates in new-onset DM were associated with HbA1c levels

NGT: Normal glucose tolerance; IGT: Impaired glucose tolerance; DM: Diabetes mellitus.