Prospective studies for the association between diabetes and changes in mobility or physical function in older adults.

*336 women with severe mobility disability at baseline were excluded from the analysis.
†170 women with severe ADL disability at baseline were excluded from the analysis.
A1c indicates glycosylated hemoglobin, ABI ankle-brachial index, BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease, CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, CHF chronic heart failure, FG fasting glucose test, HTN hypertension, Hx self-report history of diabetes or a physician's diagnosis of diabetes, MMSE Mini-Mental Status Examination, Mx anti-diabetes medications including insulin, NFG non-fasting glucose test, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test, Rec diabetes mellitus ascertained from medical records, PVD peripheral vascular disease, SBP systolic blood pressure.