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Birth weight is not related to risk of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

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Liew, G; Wang, JJ; Klein, R; Duncan, BB; Yeh, HC; Brancati, FL; Mitchell, P; Wong, TY
Published in: Curr Eye Res
February 2008

PURPOSE: Low birth weight has been suggested as a risk factor for diabetes. Whether it is related to diabetic retinopathy is unclear and is examined in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined 609 adults with type 2 diabetes from the population-based Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Retinal photographs were graded for diabetic retinopathy. Birth weight was assessed by self-report. RESULTS: Retinopathy was present in 116 (19%) participants (113 non-proliferative and 3 proliferative). After adjusting for age, sex, race, education level, body mass index, fasting glucose, duration of diabetes, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c, family history of diabetes, serum total cholesterol, and blood pressure, there was no evidence of either a linear or non-linear relationship between birthweight and diabetic retinopathy. CONCLUSIONS: Birth weight was not associated with diabetic retinopathy.

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Curr Eye Res

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0271-3683

Publication Date

February 2008

Volume

33

Issue

2

Start / End Page

193 / 198

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Prevalence
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Glycated Hemoglobin
  • Female
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
 

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Liew, G., Wang, J. J., Klein, R., Duncan, B. B., Yeh, H. C., Brancati, F. L., … Wong, T. Y. (2008). Birth weight is not related to risk of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Curr Eye Res, 33(2), 193–198. https://doi.org/10.1080/02713680701855044
Liew, G., J. J. Wang, R. Klein, B. B. Duncan, H. C. Yeh, F. L. Brancati, P. Mitchell, and T. Y. Wong. “Birth weight is not related to risk of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.Curr Eye Res 33, no. 2 (February 2008): 193–98. https://doi.org/10.1080/02713680701855044.
Liew G, Wang JJ, Klein R, Duncan BB, Yeh HC, Brancati FL, et al. Birth weight is not related to risk of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Curr Eye Res. 2008 Feb;33(2):193–8.
Liew, G., et al. “Birth weight is not related to risk of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.Curr Eye Res, vol. 33, no. 2, Feb. 2008, pp. 193–98. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/02713680701855044.
Liew G, Wang JJ, Klein R, Duncan BB, Yeh HC, Brancati FL, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Birth weight is not related to risk of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Curr Eye Res. 2008 Feb;33(2):193–198.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Eye Res

DOI

ISSN

0271-3683

Publication Date

February 2008

Volume

33

Issue

2

Start / End Page

193 / 198

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Prevalence
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Glycated Hemoglobin
  • Female
  • Diabetic Retinopathy