Perinatal famine is associated with excess risk of proliferative retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Olena FedotkinaAndrea LukRuchi JainRashmi B PrasadDmitry ShunginOlga Simó-ServatTürküler ÖzgümüsLiubov CherviakovaNadiya KhalimonTetiana SvietleishaTetiana BuldenkoVictor KravchenkoCristina HernandezDeepak JainRafael SimoIsabella ArtnerPeter M NilssonMykola D KhalangotAlexander M VaisermanJuliana ChanAllan VaagValeriya Lyssenko

Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2021)

In conclusion, type 2 diabetes patients, exposed to perinatal famine, have increased risk of PDR compared to those without perinatal famine exposure. Further studies are needed to understand the underlying mechanisms and to extend this finding to other diabetes complications.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
early life
pregnant women
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue
patient reported