Epidemiological aspects of diabetes in the aging male

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease of older men, affecting an estimated 40% of American men over age 60¹. This paper reviews epidemiological aspects of diabetes mellitus in the aging male, with emphasis on the impact of diabetes in older American men. The first part of the report provides an overview of diabetes in relation to health-care costs, key demographic factors and population dynamics. The second part uses data examples from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study to illustrate several areas of interest to researchers who study diabetes in older men.

Key Words:

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Aged
• Epidemiology
• Race

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H. E. Resnick

Joyce Laing works in the Department of Child and Family Psychiatry, Playfield House, Cupar, Fife, and is a Consultant Art Therapist to Psychiatric Hospitals and Prisons and Chairwoman of the Scottish Society of Art and Psychology.