Analysis of factors related to diabetic retinopathy in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the related factors of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and explore the correlation between smoking and DR in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Design

A single-centre cross-sectional study.

Setting

Tianjin 4th Central Hospital.

Participants

Patients with newly diagnosed T2DM who visited the outpatient department of the hospital from December 2018 to April 2019.

Methods

A total of 947 patients were enrolled in the study. They were divided into two groups according to whether they were diagnosed with DR (diabetic retinopathy group, DR group; non-diabetic retinopathy group, NDR group). The smoking index (SI) was calculated to assess smoking status. Factors such as sex, age, hypertension, T2DM diagnosed age, family hi

SUBMITTER: Hao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044909 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature