Changes in the Epidemiology of Diabetic Retinopathy in Spain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and incidence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and its changes in the last 20 years in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Spain.

Methods

A systematic review with a meta-analysis was carried out on the studies published between 2001-2020 on the prevalence and incidence of DR and sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) in Spain. The articles included were selected from four databases and publications of the Spanish Ministry of Health and Regional Health Care System (RHCS). The meta-analysis to determine heterogeneity and bias between studies was carried out with the MetaXL 4.0.

Results

Since 2001, we have observed an increase in the detection of patients with DM, and at the same time, scr

SUBMITTER: Romero-Aroca P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9320037 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature