Demographic and Metabolic Risk Factors Associated with Development of Diabetic Macular Edema among Persons with Diabetes Mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Diabetic macular edema (DME), a leading cause of visual impairment, can occur regardless of diabetic retinopathy (DR) stage. Poor metabolic control is hypothesized to contribute to DME development, although large-scale studies have yet to identify such an association. This study aims to determine whether measurable markers of dysmetabolism are associated with DME development in persons with diabetes.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Participants

Using data from the Sight Outcomes Research Collaborative (SOURCE) repository, patients with diabetes mellitus and no preexisting DME were identified and followed over time to see what factors associated with DME development.

Methods

Cox proportional hazard modeling was used to assess the relationship between

SUBMITTER: Haliyur R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11324816 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature