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World J Diabetes. Feb 15, 2015; 6(1): 30-36
Published online Feb 15, 2015. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i1.30
Table 3 Summary of the underlying clinical factors for the development of hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes
1 Socioeconomic status (education, race)
2 Aging
3 State of diabetes (duration, HbA1c, body mass index)
4 Cognitive and mental function
5 Comorbidity
6 Failure of organ which influence on clearance of insulin and oral anti-diabetic drugs (Heart, liver, renal failure)
7 Hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure