Risk factors for diabetic retinopathy in people with Type 2 diabetes: A case–control study in a UK primary care setting

Highlights • Numerous DR near the diabetes diagnosis suggest frequent delay in this diagnosis. • Patients with glaucoma or retinal arterial occlusion showed a reduced risk of DR. • Patients with retinal vein occlusion showed an increased risk of DR. • Desirable HDL levels showed a decreased risk of...

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Published in:Primary care diabetes 2016-08, Vol.10 (4), p.300-308
Main Authors: Martín-Merino, Elisa, Fortuny, Joan, Rivero-Ferrer, Elena, Lind, Marcus, Garcia-Rodriguez, Luis Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Biomarkers - blood
Case-Control Studies
Case-control study
Chi-Square Distribution
complications
Databases, Factual
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic Retinopathy - diagnosis
Diabetic Retinopathy - epidemiology
Diabetic Retinopathy - prevention & control
diagnosis
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Endocrinology and Diabetes
Endokrinologi och diabetes
Female
General & Internal Medicine
Glaucoma - diagnosis
Glaucoma - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
insulin
Internal Medicine
Lipoproteins, HDL - blood
Logistic Models
Male
mellitus
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Primary care
Primary Health Care
progression
Protective Factors
Retinal Vein Occlusion - diagnosis
Retinal Vein Occlusion - epidemiology
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Type 2 diabetes
United Kingdom - epidemiology
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Summary:Highlights • Numerous DR near the diabetes diagnosis suggest frequent delay in this diagnosis. • Patients with glaucoma or retinal arterial occlusion showed a reduced risk of DR. • Patients with retinal vein occlusion showed an increased risk of DR. • Desirable HDL levels showed a decreased risk of DR.
ISSN:1751-9918
1878-0210
DOI:10.1016/j.pcd.2016.01.002