Birth Weight and Diabetic Retinopathy: Results From the Population-Based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS).
Achim FießJulia LamparterPhilipp RaumTunde PetoKatharina A PontoStefan NickelsThomas MünzelPhilipp S WildManfred E BeutelMichael S UrschitzKarl J LacknerNorbert PfeifferAlexander K SchusterPublished in: Ophthalmic epidemiology (2020)
Low and high BW in persons with diabetes is related to higher risk of diabetic retinopathy. Longer duration of diabetes and higher prevalence of arterial hypertension are factors in these subjects explaining the elevated risk.
Keyphrases
- diabetic retinopathy
- birth weight
- arterial hypertension
- type diabetes
- optical coherence tomography
- cardiovascular disease
- glycemic control
- gestational age
- weight gain
- healthcare
- public health
- risk factors
- health information
- adipose tissue
- risk assessment
- physical activity
- health promotion
- preterm birth
- skeletal muscle
- human health