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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
To disclose the chronological changes prior to the manifestation of diabetic retinopathy (DR), we analyzed the time course of biological markers among apparently healthy diabetic subjects in a case-control study of 21,579 adults who had undergone comprehensive health examinations for > or = 10 years. We identified 54 cases who had newly developed DR, and selected 108 adults without fundus abnormalities, matching them for sex, age, and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) at the onset of the patient group's retinopathy as a referent group from the same population. In a multivariate analysis, a high average FPG (> 175 mg/dl) and a final-year FPG reduction (< -3%) were significantly associated with a 5.4 (95% CI, 1.8-15.7)- and 5.0 (95% CI, 1.0-24.7)-fold increased risk of DR, respectively. Thus, we surmised that sustained hyperglycemia and a subsequent drop in FPG might promote retinopathy in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0027-7622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
117-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Newly developed diabetic retinopathy and its preceding changes in biological markers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article