Is there a relationship between TSH levels and diabetic retinopathy in the Caucasian population?
A retrospective study was performed to investigate whether the relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) reported in Asiatic type 2 diabetic populations also occurs in the Caucasian population. We could not find any relationship between either TSH levels or the presence of SCH and DR.
Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, Son Llàtzer Hospital, Spain.
Joana Nicolau
JN
Ramis
Carla Francés
CF
Artigas
M Angeles Alonso
MA
Santiago
Francisco José Vega
FJ
Mañes
Rafael Simó
RS
Canonge
Lluís Masmiquel
LM
Comas
D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011153:Population; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D013972:Thyrotropin