Incident Dementia, Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Levels, and Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations in People Aged 65 and Older With Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was aimed to determine whether incident dementia and HbA1c levels are associated with increased rates of potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPHs) in persons with diabetes.

Method

A total of 565 adults aged 65+ ever treated for diabetes were enrolled from Adult Changes in Thought study. PPHs were from principal discharge diagnoses and included diabetes PPH (dPPH), respiratory PPH (rPPH), urinovolemic PPH (uPPH), cardiovascular PPH, and other PPH. Poisson generalized estimating equations estimated rate ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between dementia or HbA1c measures and rate of PPHs.

Results

A total of 562 individuals contributed 3 602 dementia-free years, and 132 individuals contributed 511 dementia fo

SUBMITTER: Zaslavsky O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8514059 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature