The linear association between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and diabetic retinopathy : a cross-sectional study in diabetic patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and a leading cause of visual impairment. While dyslipidemia has been implicated in DR pathogenesis, the relationship between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and DR remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the association between HDL-C levels and DR prevalence in diabetic patients type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods

This study is the second analysis based on a cross-sectional studv. A total of 2001 (858 men and 1143 women) diabetic patients who visited the diabetic clinic in the Internal Medicine out-patient departments of two hospitals in southern Taiwan between April 2002 and November 2004. Demographic and clinical data were collected, and serum H

SUBMITTER: Xie Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12535564 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature