Prediabetes, diabetes and loss of disability-free survival in a community-based older cohort: a post-hoc analysis of the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly trial

Abstract Background Evidence for the prognostic implications of hyperglycaemia in older adults is inconsistent. Objective To evaluate disability-free survival (DFS) in older individuals by glycaemic status. Methods This analysis used data from a randomised trial recruiting 19,114 community-based participants aged ≥70 years, who had no prior cardiovascular events, dementia and physical disability. Participants with sufficient information to ascertain their baseline diabetes status were categorised as having normoglycaemia (fasting plasma glucose [FPG]