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The prevalence of retinopathy in impaired glucose tolerance and recent‐onset diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Program

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Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group·2007·Diabetic Medicine

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Aims Retinopathy is considered the complication most closely associated with and characteristic of diabetes mellitus. Hyperglycaemia below levels diagnostic of diabetes, so called pre‐diabetes, is associated with a low prevalence of ‘diabetic’ retinopathy. However, few longitudinal studies of non‐diabetic populations have performed repeated measures of glycaemia and screened for retinopathy to determine its occurrence in the non‐diabetic population and the onset of retinopathy in new‐onset diabetic patients. We determined the prevalence of retinopathy characteristically seen in diabetes in persons with impaired glucose tolerance and in patients with new‐onset diabetes of known duration in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) cohort. Methods The DPP recruited persons with elevated fasting glucose (5.3–6.9 mmol/l) and impaired glucose tolerance, and no history of diagnosed diabetes, other than gestational diabetes not persisting after pregnancy. Seven‐field, stereoscopic fundus photography was completed a mean of 3.1 years after the development of diabetes in 594 of 878 participants who had developed diabetes during the DPP, and in a random sample of 302 participants who remained non‐diabetic. Results Retinopathy consistent with diabetic retinopathy was detected in 12.6 and 7.9% of the diabetic and non‐diabetic participants, respectively ( P = 0.03, comparing prevalence in the two groups). Systolic blood pressure and HbA 1c were higher at baseline in the diabetic participants who had retinopathy compared with the diabetic participants without retinopathy. Conclusions Retinopathy characteristic of diabetes is present in persons with elevated fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance and no known history of diabetes. The prevalence of retinopathy is significantly higher in persons who develop diabetes, even within 3 years of diagnosis.

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Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group
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Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group
Venue
Diabetic Medicine
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2007-01-26
Volume
24
Issue
2
Pages
137-144
ISSN
  • 0742-3071 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-5491
OpenAlex
W2733537454
Cited by
363
References
28
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FWCI
21.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Diabetic Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • American Diabetes Association
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U01DK048489)
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • National Center for Research Resources
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  • Office of Women's Health
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Ophthalmology › Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Retinal Imaging and Analysis
Keywords
diabetic retinopathy, impaired glucose tolerance, prediabetes, recent-onset diabetes, retinopathy prevalence, Diabetes Prevention Program, hyperglycemia, HbA1c, systolic blood pressure, stereoscopic fundus photography
MeSH terms
Adult, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Retinopathy, Female, Fluorescein Angiography, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prediabetic State, Risk Factors, Prevalence, Glucose Intolerance

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