ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2020
Influence of Diabetic Retinopathy on the Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Mortality in Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes.
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- The obesity paradox: Retinopathy, obesity, and circulating risk markers in youth with type 2 diabetes in the TODAY Study.Journal of diabetes and its complications · 2022Trial
- Predicting the need for diabetic macular oedema treatment from photographic screening in the Singapore Integrated Diabetic Retinopathy Programme (SiDRP).Eye (London, England) · 2025Article
- Genomic profile of diabetic retinopathy in a north indian cohort.Molecular biology reports · 2023Article
- Association of different kinds of obesity with diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Adiposity by Differing Measures and the Risk of Cataract in the UK Biobank: The Importance of Diabetes.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2021Article
- Changes of Blink Reflex in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of diabetes research · 2021Article
- Influencing factors for peripheral and posterior lesions in mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy-the Kailuan Eye Study.International journal of ophthalmology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeAn "obesity paradox" has been observed in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, the optimal body mass index (BMI) for survival may be influenced by the stage of diabetes. We examined the relationship between BMI and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and the influence of diabetic retinopathy (DR). PATIENTS AND
methodsThis is a retrospective cohort composing patients with type 2 diabetes who were admitted due to poor glucose control. Presence of DR was confirmed by ophthalmologists. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. The association between BMI and mortality was assessed using a Cox proportional hazards model with adjustment for age, sex, and traditional risk factors.
resultsA total of 2053 patients were enrolled. Over median follow-up of 6.7 years, there were 1060 deaths. Patients were classified into five categories based on admission BMI (kg/m
conclusionThe obesity paradox exists in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. The presence of DR appears to significantly influence the shape of the association between BMI and mortality.
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