Type 2 & other diabetes

Prevalence and risk factors of cognitive frailty in community‐dwelling older adults with diabetes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Diabet MedPublished Systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors' conclusion

Cognitive frailty was common in community-dwelling older adults with diabetes. Routine screening of cognitive frailty and effective interventions should be implemented for this population in community settings.

Study context

Population
Community-dwelling older adults with diabetes
Participants
6,391 adults15 studies
Outcome
Pooled prevalence of cognitive frailty
Methodological detailssubgroup analysis, meta-regression, sensitivity analysis, Databases searched from inception to February 10th, 2022
  • Subgroup analysis
  • Meta-regression
  • Sensitivity analysis
  • Databases searched from inception to February 10th, 2022

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Pooled prevalence of cognitive frailty

11%

95% CI 7.9–14%

Further pooled results

Risk factors of cognitive frailty

Increasing age, higher HbA1c, shorter night sleep duration and depression were risk factors
Regular exercise was the protective factor

Original publication

Prevalence and risk factors of cognitive frailty in community‐dwelling older adults with diabetes: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Diabet Med. Published 24 August 2022. doi:10.1111/dme.14935

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