Trial reportPloS one2016
The Association of Metabolic Syndrome with Diabetic Retinopathy: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2012.
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- Relation of metabolic syndrome and its components with risk of diabetic retinopathy: A meta-analysis of observational studies.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Tooth Loss and Uncontrolled Diabetes Among Korean Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Insights From the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2014-2018.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2026Article
- Association between visceral fat area and diabetic retinopathy among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Pathological eating behaviours and risk of retinopathy in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2022Review
- Higher prevalence of diabetic retinopathy among female Chinese diabetic patients with metabolic syndrome.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Demographic and Metabolic Risk Factors Associated with Development of Diabetic Macular Edema among Persons with Diabetes Mellitus.Ophthalmology scienceArticle
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Abstract
aimsTo explore gender differences and associations between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components, and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Korean adults aged 40 years and older with diabetes.
methodsWe analyzed data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2008-2012). In total, 2,576 type 2 diabetic participants, aged 40 and older, were evaluated. Seven standard retinal fundus photographs were obtained after pupil dilation in both eyes. DR was graded using the modified Airlie House classification system. Vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR) included proliferative diabetic retinopathy and clinically significant macular edema. MetS was defined according to the Joint Interim Statement, proposed in 2009, by the International Diabetes Federation and the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between MetS and its individual components with DR and VTDR.
resultsAfter controlling for confounders, MetS was not associated with DR in men or women. Moreover, the risk for DR or VTDR did not increase with increasing MetS components. However, high waist circumference was significantly inversely associated with VTDR (adjusted odds ratio = 0.36; 95% confidence interval = 0.14-0.93) only in men.
conclusionsMetS was not associated with DR or VTDR in a Korean diabetic population. However, among MetS components, it seems that abdominal obesity was inversely associated with VTDR in Korean diabetic men.
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