Frequent physical activity is associated with reduced risk of severe diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The aim of this study was to investigate whether leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) is associated with the development of severe diabetic retinopathy in individuals with type 1 diabetes.

Methods

Prospective observational analysis as part of the Finnish diabetic nephropathy (FinnDiane) Study with a mean follow-up time of 10.7 years was performed. A total of 1612 individuals with type 1 diabetes were recruited, and LTPA was assessed at baseline using a validated self-report questionnaire. Severe diabetic retinopathy was defined as the initiation of laser treatment due to severe nonproliferative, proliferative retinopathy or diabetic maculopathy (identified from the Care Register for Health Care).

Results

A total of 261 patients received laser treatment during th

SUBMITTER: Tikkanen-Dolenc H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7160093 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature