Prevalence, characteristics and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Jordan: a cross-sectional study.
Allaa RotoRanda FarahMahmood Al-ImamMohammed Q Al-SabbaghNakhleh E Abu-YaghiPublished in: The Journal of international medical research (2022)
Poor glycemic control, smoking, and advanced diabetic kidney disease are most closely associated with retinopathy. Further longitudinal studies are necessary to identify the mechanisms underlying these relationships and to guide community-based interventions.
Keyphrases
- peritoneal dialysis
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- diabetic retinopathy
- glycemic control
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- optical coherence tomography
- blood glucose
- chronic kidney disease
- weight loss
- cross sectional
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- wound healing