Retinopathy is associated with higher glycaemia in maturity-onset type diabetes.
In a group of 149 maturity-onset type diabetic patients followed from diagnosis, 55 (37%) had retinopathy on colour photography 7 years later. Those patients with retinopathy had significantly greater glycaemia, as shown by higher fasting plasma glucose levels at diagnosis, larger mean values for fasting glucose 1, 3 and 5 years later, and higher random glucose and haemoglobin A1c at ophthalmic review (p = 0.001, 0.002, 0.007 and 0.001, respectively). Substantial retinopathy, as measured by greater than 5 microaneurysms, also correlated significantly with each index of glycaemic control.
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis
D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin