Incidence of Diabetic Retinopathy and Its Predictors Among Newly Diagnosed Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Retrospective Follow-up Study at Tertiary Health-care Setting of Ethiopia.
Gebiso Roba DebeleShuma Gosha KanfeAdisu Birhanu WeldesenbetGalana Mamo AyanaWakuma Wakene JifarTemam Beshir RaruPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2021)
The overall incidence of DR among patients with diabetes mellitus was estimated to be 20.15% and is becoming a public health burden in Ethiopia. Our results indicate that T2DM, HTN, low HDL-C and borderline high TC independently predicts an increased incidence/decreased survival time of retinopathy among diabetes patients. The low HDL-C, HTN, and high TC are modifiable risk factors that should be managed along with diabetes.