Socioeconomic deprivation and development of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Pablo Alvarez-RamosSoledad Jimenez-CarmonaPedro Alemany-MarquezJuan Antonio Cordoba-DoñaManuel Aguilar-Diosdado

Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)

Low socioeconomic level is a risk factor, independent of glycemic control, in the development of DR in patients with T1DM when the onset of diabetes is in adulthood. This finding indicates that socioeconomic status and age of onset need to be considered in population screening for DR in patients with T1DM.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
diabetic retinopathy
type diabetes
blood glucose
weight loss
insulin resistance
optical coherence tomography
risk factors
editorial comment
cardiovascular disease
depressive symptoms
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome