Cardio-cerebrovascular complications in elderly with diabetes.

Authors have considered the prevalence of hypertension (HT), myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke (S), in elderly subjects with diabetes, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and normal fasting glucose (NFG), respectively. A high occurrence of diabetes in elderly subjects has been found. MI and S were more frequent in diabetic group than in IFG and NFG ones. HT proved to be elevated in the total pool, especially in older olds, and with a higher prevalence among those with diabetes. A 5-year follow-up has been carried out. The index of survival for MI and S was lower in subjects with diabetes. The subjects affected by both MI and S displayed the worst index of survival in all the three categories considered, therefore, it can be stated that such an association is a determinant factor of mortality.