Risk Factors for Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes: The DCCT/EDIC Study.

Dean P HainsworthIonut BebuLloyd P AielloWilliam SivitzRose A Gubitosi-KlugJohn MaloneNeil H WhiteRonald DanisAmisha WalliaXiaoyu GaoAndrew J BarkmeierArup DasShriji PatelThomas W GardnerJohn M Lachinnull null

Published in: Diabetes care (2019)

Mean HbA1c was the strongest risk factor for the progression of retinopathy. Although glycemic control is important, elevated AER and DBP were other modifiable risk factors associated with the progression of retinopathy.

Keyphrases

glycemic control
type diabetes
blood glucose
weight loss
insulin resistance
cardiovascular disease
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue