___

• Sekikawa A, Tominaga M, Takahashi K Eguchi H, Igarashi M, Ohnuma H, Sugiyama K, Manaka H, Sasaki H, Fukuyama H. Prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in Funagata area, Japan. Diabetes Care. 1993;16: 570-574.
• The DECODE Study Group. Age- and sex-specific prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose regulation in 13 European cohorts. Diabetes Care. 2003;26: 61-69.
• Harris MI, Flegal KM, Cowie CC, Eberhardt MS, Goldstein DE, Little RR, Wiedemeyer HM, Byrd-Holt DD. Prevalence of diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, and impaired glucose tolerance in U.S. adults. Diabetes Care. 1998;21: 518-524.
• King H, Aubert RE, Herman WH: Global burden of diabetes, 1995– 2025: prevalence, numerical estimates and projections. Diabetes Care. 1998;21: 1414-1431.
• Dunstan D. Zimmet P. Welborn T. Diabesity and associated disorders in Australia 2000. Australian diabetes, obesity and life style report (Ausdiab. Melbourne) International Diabetes Institute. 2001.
• Dyck PJ, Katz KM, Karnes JL, Litchy WJ, Klein R, Pach JM. The prevalence by staged severity of various types of diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy and nephropathy in a population based cohort: the Rochester Diabetic Neuropathy study. Neurology. 1993;43: 817-824.
• Young MJ, Boulton AJM, McLeod AF, Williams DRR, Sonksen PH. A multicentre study of the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the UK hospital clinic population. Diabetologia. 1993;36: 150-156.
• Kumar S, Ashe HC, Parnell LN, Fernando DJS, Tsigos C, Young RJ, Ward JD, Boulton AJM. The prevalence of foot ulceration and its correlates in type 2 diabetes: a population-based study. Diabetic Med. 1994;11: 480-484.
• Cabezas-Cerrato J: The prevalence of diabetic neuropathy in Spain: a study in primary care and hospital clinic groups. Diabetologia. 1998;41: 1263-1269.
• Boulton AJM, Malik RA, Arezzo JC, Sosenko JM. Diabetic somatic neuropathies: a technical review. Diabetes Care. 2004;27: 1458-1486.
• Kim RP, Edelman SV, Kim DD. Musculoskeletal complications of diabetes mellitus. Clinical Diabetes. 2001;19;3: 132-135.
• Gregg EW, Beckles GL, Williamson DF Leveille SG, Langlois JA, Engelgau MM, Narayan KM. Diabetes and physical disability among older U.S. adults. Diabetes Care. 2000;23: 1272-1277.
• Volpato S, Blaum C, Resnick H , Ferrucci L, Fried LP, Guralnik JM. Comorbidities and impairments explaining the association between diabetes and lower extremities disabilities. Diabetes Care. 2002;25: 678-683.
• Maurer MS, Burcham J, Cheng H. Diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased risk of falls in elderly residents of a long-term care facility. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2005;60: 1157-1162.
• Schwartz AV, Hillier TA, Sellmeyer DE, Resnick HE, Gregg E, Ensrud KE, Schreiner PJ, Margolis KL, Cauley JA, Nevitt MC, Black DM, Cummings SR. Older women with diabetes have a higher risk of falls: a prospective study. Diabetes Care. 2002;25: 1749-1754.
• Dehaila CE, Bestavenc F, Mullerb A, Malletc B, Robertc I, Bourdel- Marchassona D, Petitc J. Kinematic and electromyographic analysis of rising from a chair during a “Sit-to-Walk” task in elderly subjects: Role of strength. Clinical Biomechanics. 2007;22: 1096-1103.
• Manckoundia P, Mourey F, Pfitzenmeyer P, Papaxanthis C. Comparison of motor strategies in sit-to-stand and back-to-sit motions between healthy and Alzheimer’s disease elderly subjects. Neuroscience. 2006;137(2): 385-392.
• Papa E, Cappozzo A. Sit-to-stand motor strategies investigated in able-bodied young and elderly subjects. J Biomech. 2000;33(9): 1113- 1122.
• Wheeler J, Woodward C, Ucovich R.L, Parry J, Walker JM. Rising from a chair: influence of age and chair design. Physical Therapy. 1985;65: 22-26.
• Leung CY, Chang CS. Strategies for posture transfer adopted by elders during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit. Percept Mot Skills. 2009;109(3): 695-706.
• Lord SR, Murray SM, Chapman K, Munro B, Tiedemann A. Sit-to- stand performance depends on sensation, speed, balance, and psychological status in addition to strength in older people. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2002;57(8): 539-43.
• Dehaila CE, Bestavenc F, Mullerb A, Malletc B, Robertc I, Bourdel- Marchassona D, Petitc J. Kinematic and electromyographic analysis of rising from a chair during a “Sit-to-Walk” task in elderly subjects: Role of strength. Clinical Biomechanics. 2007;22: 1096-1103.
• Balance Master System Operator’s Manuel, NeuroCom International Inc. Version 8.1;2003: STS-N2.
• Araki A, Ito H. Diabetes mellitus and geriatric syndromes. Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 2009;9: 105-114.
• Ovayolu N, Akarsu E, Madenci E, Torun S, Ucan O, Yilmaz M. Clinical characteristics of patients with diabetic polyneuropathy: the role of clinical and electromyographic evaluation and the effect of the various types on the quality of life. Int J Clin Pract. 2008;62: 1019- 1025.