Factors Associated with Prevalent Diabetic Retinopathy in Chinese Americans: The Chinese American Eye Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify factors associated with prevalent diabetic retinopathy (DR) among Chinese American adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and to compare these factors to ones previously described for a population-based sample of Latinos with a higher DR prevalence.

Design

Population-based cross-sectional study.

Participants

4582 Chinese Americans aged 50 or older residing in Monterey Park, California.

Methods

Participants completed an in-home questionnaire on socio-demographic status and medical history, and a comprehensive clinical eye examination, using the same protocol implemented in the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. Fundus photographs from 7 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy fields were graded in a masked manner using a modified Airlie House

SUBMITTER: Stram DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5828248 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature