[Epidemiologic study of diabetic retinopathy in a primary care unit].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and associated risk factors in the Riudoms population.


METHODS
Transversal study of prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in 283 patients of 305 identified with type II diabetic mellitus patients, in the primary care unit of Riudoms.


RESULTS
The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy is 24,4%, the significant risk factors are diabetes duration, insulin treatment, HbA1c high levels, microalbuminury association, and in inverse mode high cholesterol-HDL levels. The microalbuminury is associated with diabetic retinopathy but not the inverse.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in the type II diabetes patients of the present study is 24,4%. The significative risk factors are diabetic time evolution, insulin treatment, HbA1c high levels, microalbuminury association, and in inverse mode high cholesterol-HDL levels.
Romero Aroca P
Unidad de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Sant Joan Reus, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía, Universidad Rovira y Virgili, Tarragona, Espana.
Calviño Domínguez O
Del Castillo Dejàrdin D
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology