Diabetes and ageing in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study (MCCS)

Abstract

Aims: To examine the association between diabetes, and ageing 12 years later. Methods: Subjects reporting angina, cancer, heart attack or stroke at baseline (1990-1994) were excluded. Diabetes at baseline was identified by self-report or elevated plasma glucose (≥7.0. mmol/l fasting or ≥11.1. mmol/l non-fasting). 6431 eligible men and women had survived to age 70 years at follow-up (2003-2007), and 5704 with complete data were included in these analyses. Those without ischemic heart disease, stroke, and cancer, no perceived major difficulty with physical functioning, and no evidence of psychological distress were considered to have aged successfully, irrespective of diabetes at follow-up (n=..