Glycaemic threshold for diabetes-specific retinopathy among individuals from Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Portugal.
We studied the glycaemic threshold and prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in screen-detected diabetes in Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Portugal. The prevalence of diabetes-specific retinopathy started to increase at an HbA1c level of 6-6.4% (42-47 mmol/mol) and in individuals with HbA(1c) >7.0% the prevalence was 6.0%.
Steno Diabetes Center A/S, Gentofte, Denmark; Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Department of Medicine, Denmark.
T P
TP
Almdal
Steno Diabetes Center A/S, Gentofte, Denmark. Electronic address: Line@handlos.dk.
L N
LN
Handlos
Steno Diabetes Center A/S, Gentofte, Denmark.
M
M
Valerius
Steno Diabetes Center A/S, Gentofte, Denmark.
E
E
Juul
Steno Diabetes Center A/S, Gentofte, Denmark.
K E
KE
Nielsen
Steno Diabetes Center A/S, Gentofte, Denmark.
D
D
Vistisen
Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark.
L B
LB
Nielsen
King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A
A
Sheikh
EHU, Oran, Algeria.
M
M
Belhadj
Algerian Ministry of Health, Algiers, Algeria.
D
D
Nadir
Novo Nordisk A/S, Algiers, Algeria.
S
S
Zinai
APDP, Lisbon, Portugal.
J
J
Raposo
Steno Diabetes Center A/S, Gentofte, Denmark.
H
H
Lund-Andersen
Steno Diabetes Center A/S, Gentofte, Denmark; Centre de Recherche Public de la Santé, Strassen, Luxembourg.
D R
DR
Witte
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000462:Algeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology
D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human
Algeria; Glycaemic threshold; Portugal; Retinopathy; Saudi Arabia