Relationship between frailty, glycemic control, and nutritional status among the elderly with diabetes mellitus residing in an urban community of Mysuru

• Main Authors: Praveen Kulkarni (Author), Poorvika K Babu (Author), A Vanmathi (Author), A Ashwini (Author), M R Narayana Murthy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In India, the elderly (aged 60 and above) constitute 8.2% of the total population and are expected to increase to 10% by the year 2020. Globally, around 450 million people are suffering from diabetes mellitus. Frailty is regarded as a predisability state and, therefore, if identified ear...