Table 6.
Relationship between blood glucose regulation and geriatric syndromes.
| HbA1c Value | 6.5–7.9% (n = 109) (28.8%) |
8–9.9% (n = 196) (51.7%) |
>10% (n = 74) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADL (mean ± SD) | 5.9 ± 1.3 | 6.3 ± 0.9 | 5.5 ± 1.6 | 0.002 |
| IADL (mean ± SD) | 5.1 ± 1.8 | 5.2 ± 1.9 | 4.5 ± 1.7 | 0.002 |
| handgrip strength (kg) (mean ± SD) |
25.6 ± 9.7 | 21.2 ± 9.3 | 18 ± 7.8 | <0.001 |
| SMMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) |
12 ± 3.4 | 11.1 ± 3.9 | 10 ± 3.8 | 0.002 |
| gait speed (m/s) (mean ± SD) |
1.2 ± 0.9 | 1 ± 0.7 | 0.8 ± 0.5 | <0.001 |
| MNA-SF (mean ± SD) |
12.3 ± 1.9 | 11.4 ± 2.4 | 11.3 ± 2.5 | 0.01 |
cm: centimeter, kg: kilogram, kg/m2: kilogram per square meter, m/s: meter per second, ADL: activities of daily living, IADL: instrumental activities of daily living, SMM: skeletal muscle mass, SMMI: skeletal muscle mass index, MNA-SF: mini-nutritional assessment short form.