Association Between the Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy and Falls in an Asian Population With Diabetes: The Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) may contribute to the risk of falling in persons with diabetes, but evidence is currently equivocal.

Objective

To investigate the associations of diabetes and DR severity with the likelihood of falls in a multiethnic Asian population.

Design, setting, and participants

Cross-sectional post hoc analysis of the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases study, a population-based study of participants from 3 ethnic groups (3280 Malay, 3400 Indian, and 3353 Chinese individuals) conducted from 2004 to 2011. Of these participants, 552 had data missing on diabetes, falls history, or other covariates or had ungradable fundus photographs and were excluded, leaving 9481 participants. These 9481 underwent a standardize

SUBMITTER: Gupta P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583515 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature