Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy in adults with diabetes in China.

ABSTRACT: The current epidemic status of diabetic retinopathy in China is unclear. A national prevalence survey of diabetic complications was conducted. 50,564 participants with gradable non-mydriatic fundus photographs were enrolled. The prevalence rates (95% confidence intervals) of diabetic retinopathy and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy were 16.3% (15.3%-17.2%) and 3.2% (2.9%-3.5%), significantly higher in the northern than in the southern regions. The differences in prevalence between those who had not attained a given metabolic goal and those who had were more pronounced for Hemoglobin A1c than for blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The participants with vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy had significantly higher proportions of visual impairment and blindness

SUBMITTER: Hou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10354077 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature