Tromsø eye study: prevalence and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy

Geir Bertelsen; Tunde Peto; Haakon Lindekleiv; Henrik Schirmer; Marit D Solbu; Ingrid Toft; Anne Katrin Sjølie; Inger Njølstad

doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02542.x

Tromsø eye study

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Bertelsen, Geir ;
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Peto, Tunde ;
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Research Unit of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU
Lindekleiv, Haakon ;
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Schirmer, Henrik ;
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Solbu, Marit D ;
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Toft, Ingrid ;
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Sjølie, Anne Katrin ;
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Research Unit of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, SDU
Njølstad, Inger
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SUND ph.d. skole

Subtitle:

prevalence and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy

DOI:

10.1111/j.1755-3768.2012.02542.x

Abstract:

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of visual impairment, retinopathy and macular oedema, and assess risk factors for retinopathy in persons with diabetes. Methods: The present study included 514 participants with diabetes aged 46-87 years from the Tromsø Eye Study, a sub-study of the population-based Tromsø Study in Norway. Visual acuity was measured using an auto-refractor. Retinal images from both eyes were graded for retinopathy and macular oedema. We collected data on risk factor exposure from self-report questionnaires, clinical examinations, laboratory measurements and case note reviews. Regression models assessed the cross-sectional relationship between potential risk factors and diabetic retinopathy. Results: The prevalence of visual impairment (corrected Snellen visual acuity

Type:

Journal article

Language:

English

Published in:

Acta Ophthalmologica, 2013, Vol 91, Issue 8, p. 716-721

Main Research Area:

Medical science

Publication Status:

Published

Review type:

Peer Review

Submission year:

2012

Scientific Level:

Scientific

ID:

255669849

Tromsø eye study

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