Background: This study aimed to examine the associations of age with the presence of complications and\nglycemic control in the Northwest of Iran.\nMethods: A total of 649 people with diabetes who were >25 years old and had a caring record in diabetes clinics\nin two Northwestern provinces of Iran during 2014ââ?¬â??15, were recruited in this cross-sectional study. General\ninformation including demographic, socioeconomic status and lifestyle factors were collected by trained\ninterviewers. Clinical information was retrieved from clinic's record. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression\nwere performed to assess the predictors of diabetes outcome of interest as well as to clarify the role of age in\nrelation to these outcomes.\nResults: Compared to the age group of ââ?°Â¤49, the middle age group (50ââ?¬â??59) and the older age group (60 years of age\nand older) were less likely to report poor glycemic control (OR fully adjusted = 0.49 95% CI: 0.28ââ?¬â??0.86 and (OR = 0.44\n95% CI: 0.24ââ?¬â??0.80), respectively. Additionally, poor glycemic control was associated with income level, disease duration,\nhypercholesterolemia, high level of LDL and hypertension. In contrast, age was associated with the highest percentage\nof complications. People with duration of >7 years of disease record were 6 times more likely to have complications\n(ORadj = 5.98 95% CI: 2.35ââ?¬â??15.22).\nConclusion: Although the prevalence of complications was higher among the older diabetic patients, they had a\nbetter glycemic control. The influential factors were variably associated with the two diabetes-related outcomes;\ntherefore, a more comprehensive risk profiles assessment is needed for glycemic control
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