Prevalence and associated factors for pterygium in a Chinese rural population with type 2 diabetes in a cross-sectional study: Jiangsu Diabetic Eye Disease Study (JDEDS).

Junfang ZhangBai QinBihong LiuDajun SunCongkai LiangShiyi WangMei YangRongrong Zhu

Published in: International ophthalmology (2022)

D2M patients aged over 50 years has a high prevalence of pterygium in JDEDS. The pterygium prevalence is higher in female D2M participants. Diabetes and related factors may be risk factors of pterygium in female D2M patients. Further studies are needed to explore the gender difference in the pathogenesis of pterygium in D2M subjects.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
type diabetes
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
mental health
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss
glycemic control