Association Between Hormone Levels and Retinopathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore the relationship between hormone levels and diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods

This cross-sectional study recruited 2432 patients with type 2 diabetes from Tianjin Medical University General Hospital between 2016 and 2019. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between hormone levels and DR.

Results

DR was diagnosed in 953 patients (39.19%), with no significant gender difference in prevalence. Among men, DR prevalence increased with testosterone level increasing (Q4 vs. Q1: odds ratio [OR] = 1.64; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.11-2.41) but decreased with prolactin levels increasing (Q4 vs. Q1: OR = 0.65; 95% CI, 0.44-0.96). Among women, high follicle-stimulating hormone

SUBMITTER: Meng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11827861 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature