Prevalence of retinopathy in Caucasian type 2 diabetic patients from the South of Brazil and relationship with clinical and metabolic factors

Prevalence of retinopathy in Caucasian type 2 diabetic patients from the South of Brazil and relationship with clinical and metabolic factors

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a sight-threatening chronic complication of diabetes mellitus and is the leading cause of acquired blindness in adults. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the prevalence of and the factors associated with DR in an analysis of 210 consecutive and unrelated Bra...

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Main Authors: K.G. Santos, B. Tschiedel, J.R. Schneider, K.E.P. Souto, I. Roisenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2005-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Diabetic retinopathy
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Risk factors
Caucasian subjects
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