High Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Diabetic Patients Concomitant with Metabolic Syndrome.

To evaluate the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR).We conducted a case-controlled study, with data obtained from 2,551 Chinese participants between 18-79 years of age (representing a population of 1,660,500 in a district of Beijing). 74 cas...

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Main Authors: Lu Gao, Zhong Xin, Ming-Xia Yuan, Xi Cao, Jian-Ping Feng, Jing Shi, Xiao-Rong Zhu, Jin-Kui Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4712887?pdf=render