Risks for heart disease, disability, death higher with younger age at diabetes diagnosis

The risk for heart disease, stroke, disability and mortality among adults with diabetes is higher for those diagnosed at age 50 to 59 years than those diagnosed at age 70 years or older, according to study findings.

In an analysis of data from adults aged 50 years and older participating in the Health and Retirement Study in the U.S., adults who reported they were diagnosed with diabetes at age 50 to 59 years had an increased risk for heart disease, stroke, disability, cognitive impairment and mortality compared with matched controls without diabetes, whereas adults diagnosed at age 70 years or older had a higher risk for only mortality compared with controls. Data did not distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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