Prevalence and associated factors of diabetic retinopathy in Beijing, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed to determine the exact risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the Chinese population using a cohort of 17  985 individuals from Beijing, China.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

A hospital.

Participants

17  985 individuals from Beijing, China.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

This was a cross-sectional study of permanent residents from the Changping area (Beijing, China) recruited from July 2010 to March 2011 and from March 2014 to February 2015 during a routine health examination at the Tongren Hospital of Beijing. Eye examinations were conducted by experienced ophthalmologists. Medical history, height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure were recorded. Routine laboratory examinations were perform

SUBMITTER: Cui J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5724071 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature