Malnutrition Is Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between malnutrition and diabetic retinopathy (DR) is still unclear. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between malnutrition and DR in type 2 diabetic patients.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 612 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Four malnutrition assessment tools: Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria, controlling nutritional status (CONUT), nutritional risk index (NRI), and prognostic nutritional index (PNI), were applied to assess the nutritional status of the study population. The association between malnutrition and DR was examined using multivariable logistic regression and ordered logistic regression.

Results

The proportion of malnutrition varied from 10.0% to 3

SUBMITTER: Wei W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10673668 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature