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The association of smoking and risk of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis.

Xiaoling CaiYifei ChenWenjia YangXueying GaoXueyao HanXiantong Zou
Published in: Endocrine (2018)
Compare with non-smokers, the risk of diabetic retinopathy significantly increased in smokers with type 1 diabetes while significantly decreased in smokers with type 2 diabetes. However, this result did not change the importance of smoking cessation for public health.
Keyphrases
  • smoking cessation
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • public health
  • type diabetes
  • optical coherence tomography
  • replacement therapy
  • cardiovascular disease
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle
  • weight loss