Effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of diabetic retinopathy progression: 10-year prospective findings from the 45 and Up Study.

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the association of physical activities (PA) with diabetic retinopathy (DR) progression based on a 10-year follow-up of a large cohort of working-aged diabetic populations in Australia.<h4>Methods</h4>Nine thousand and eighteen working-aged diabeti...

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Main Authors: Xixi Yan, Xiaotong Han, Changfan Wu, Xianwen Shang, Lei Zhang, Mingguang He
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239214&type=printable
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author Xixi Yan
Xiaotong Han
Changfan Wu
Xianwen Shang
Xianwen Shang
Lei Zhang
Mingguang He
author_facet Xixi Yan
Xiaotong Han
Changfan Wu
Xianwen Shang
Xianwen Shang
Lei Zhang
Mingguang He
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description <h4>Objective</h4>To examine the association of physical activities (PA) with diabetic retinopathy (DR) progression based on a 10-year follow-up of a large cohort of working-aged diabetic populations in Australia.<h4>Methods</h4>Nine thousand and eighteen working-aged diabetic patients were enrolled from the baseline of the 45 and Up Study from New South Wales, Australia. Self-reported PA collected by questionnaire at baseline in 2006 was graded into low (<5 sessions/week), medium (≥5-14), and high (≥14) levels. Retinal photocoagulation (RPC) treatment during the follow-up period was used as a surrogate for DR progression and was tracked through the Medicare Benefits Schedule, which was available from 2004 to 2016. Cox regression was used to estimate the association between PA and RPC incidence.<h4>Results</h4>In the fully adjusted model, higher PA level was significantly associated with a lower risk of RPC incident (Cox-regression, p-value for trend = 0.002; medium vs. low, hazard ratio (HR) = 0.78, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.61-0.98; high vs. low, HR = 0.61, 95%CI: 0.36-0.84. In addition, gender, body mass index, insulin treatment, family history of diabetes, history of cardiovascular disease were significant effect modifiers for the association between PA and RPC.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Higher PA level was independently associated with a lower risk of DR progression among working-aged diabetic populations in this large cohort study.
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spelling doaj.art-8a4b1fb2c1b44f63bf7b2a92c85b9dbf2025-03-02T05:32:08ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01161e023921410.1371/journal.pone.0239214Effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of diabetic retinopathy progression: 10-year prospective findings from the 45 and Up Study.Xixi YanXiaotong HanChangfan WuXianwen ShangXianwen ShangLei ZhangMingguang He<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the association of physical activities (PA) with diabetic retinopathy (DR) progression based on a 10-year follow-up of a large cohort of working-aged diabetic populations in Australia.<h4>Methods</h4>Nine thousand and eighteen working-aged diabetic patients were enrolled from the baseline of the 45 and Up Study from New South Wales, Australia. Self-reported PA collected by questionnaire at baseline in 2006 was graded into low (<5 sessions/week), medium (≥5-14), and high (≥14) levels. Retinal photocoagulation (RPC) treatment during the follow-up period was used as a surrogate for DR progression and was tracked through the Medicare Benefits Schedule, which was available from 2004 to 2016. Cox regression was used to estimate the association between PA and RPC incidence.<h4>Results</h4>In the fully adjusted model, higher PA level was significantly associated with a lower risk of RPC incident (Cox-regression, p-value for trend = 0.002; medium vs. low, hazard ratio (HR) = 0.78, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.61-0.98; high vs. low, HR = 0.61, 95%CI: 0.36-0.84. In addition, gender, body mass index, insulin treatment, family history of diabetes, history of cardiovascular disease were significant effect modifiers for the association between PA and RPC.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Higher PA level was independently associated with a lower risk of DR progression among working-aged diabetic populations in this large cohort study.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239214&type=printable
spellingShingle Xixi Yan
Xiaotong Han
Changfan Wu
Xianwen Shang
Xianwen Shang
Lei Zhang
Mingguang He
Effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of diabetic retinopathy progression: 10-year prospective findings from the 45 and Up Study.
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title Effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of diabetic retinopathy progression: 10-year prospective findings from the 45 and Up Study.
title_full Effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of diabetic retinopathy progression: 10-year prospective findings from the 45 and Up Study.
title_fullStr Effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of diabetic retinopathy progression: 10-year prospective findings from the 45 and Up Study.
title_full_unstemmed Effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of diabetic retinopathy progression: 10-year prospective findings from the 45 and Up Study.
title_short Effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of diabetic retinopathy progression: 10-year prospective findings from the 45 and Up Study.
title_sort effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of diabetic retinopathy progression 10 year prospective findings from the 45 and up study
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239214&type=printable
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