Factors associated with development of retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at onset and within three years after diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the prevalence of diabetes retinopathy and evaluate the factors influencing its occurrence both at the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and three years into its duration.

Design

Retrospective population-based study.

Setting

Data was retrieved from Regional Healthcare Information Platform in Region Halland 2016-2020.

Subjects

Patients 35-75 years old in Region Halland receiving first-time diabetes diagnosis according to ICD-code E11-14 in 2016-17. The total cohort consisted of 1659 patients.

Main outcome measures

The main outcome measure of the study was the occurrence of diabetes retinopathy at onset and within three years from the diabetes diagnosis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted for diabetes retinopathy

SUBMITTER: Andersson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11332278 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature