Association between body mass index and diabetic retinopathy in Asians: the Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium (AEEC) study.

Sabanayagam CharumathiRehena SultanaRiswana BanuTyler Hyung Taek Rim Yih-Chung ThamSunita MohanMiao Li CheeYa-Xing Wang Vinay Nangia Kohta FujiwaraE Shyong TaiSu Jeong SongMukharram M BikbovRajiv RamanChing Yu ChengTien-Yin Wong Jost Bruno Jonas

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2021)

Among Asian adults with diabetes, both BMI and obesity showed an inverse association with DR. These findings warrant confirmation in further longitudinal studies.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
type diabetes
optical coherence tomography
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
body mass index
weight loss
cross sectional