Demographic, lifestyle, and health characteristics of older adults with prediabetes in England.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To describe the demographic, lifestyle, and health characteristics of older adults with prediabetes compared to those with normal glucose levels or diabetes.

METHOD:

Participants were from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging 2004-2005 (n=4168). Statistical analyses examined differences between people with prediabetes and 1) people with normal glucose levels and 2) people with diabetes. Design-based F-statistics and t-tests tested differences for each characteristic individually and multinomial logistic regression examined adjusted associations. Survey weighting and cluster information was used to generalize to the older English population.

RESULTS:

Compared to people with normal glucose levels, people with prediabetes were older (RR=1.05 95% CI 1.04-1.07), more likely to be employed (RR=1.27 95% CI 1.01-1.60), more likely to smoke (RR=2.21 95% CI 1.74-2.80), and had higher BMIs (RR=1.08 95% CI 1.06-1.10). Compared to people with diabetes, people with prediabetes were more likely to be women (RR=2.12 95% CI 1.57-2.86), more likely to be employed (RR=1.54 95% CI 1.02-2.33), had lower BMIs (RR=0.95 95% CI 0.93-0.98), were less likely to have a cardiovascular condition (RR=0.34 95% CI 0.24-0.47), and had higher self-rated health (χ(2)=26.08, p<0.001).

CONCLUSION:

Older adults with prediabetes have a unique set of characteristics that may inform prevention or intervention schemes.

• Authors: Eva Graham, Geneviève Gariépy, Rachel J Burns, Norbert Schmitz
• Journal: Preventive medicine (Prev Med) Vol. 77 Pg. 74-9 (Aug 2015) ISSN: 1096-0260 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25976519 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Aged
• Aging
• Body Weight
• England
• Female
• Health Status
• Health Surveys
• Humans
• Life Style
• Logistic Models
• Longitudinal Studies
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prediabetic State
• Risk Factors
• Sex Factors
• Social Class