SynthesisBMC endocrine disorders2020
Associations between alcohol intake and diabetic retinopathy risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Differential associations of beverage consumption with diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Diet and ideal food pyramid to prevent or support the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, and cataracts.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Association Between Low Serum Vitamin A Level and Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Hospital-Based Study.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- Diabetes Eye Disease Sufferers and Non-Sufferers Are Differentiated by Sleep Hours, Physical Activity, Diet, and Demographic Variables: A CRT Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Social history and glaucoma progression: the effect of body mass index, tobacco and alcohol consumption on the rates of structural change in patients with glaucoma.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Predictors and consequences of visual trajectories in Chinese older population: A growth mixture model.Journal of global health · 2024Article
- Based on the relationship between anxiety of existential meaninglessness, hope level, and fear of progression, explored the effect of preoperative nursing with Orem theory in the senile cataract population.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy in Chinese Patients with Different Diabetes Duration: Association of C-Peptide and BUN/Cr Ratio with Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- The Effect of Diet and Lifestyle on the Course of Diabetic Retinopathy-A Review of the Literature.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Diabetic retinopathy risk in patients with unhealthy lifestyle: A Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSome previous studies have reported inconsistent results on the association between alcohol intake and diabetic retinopathy (DR) risk. This study aimed to evaluate the potential effects of alcohol intake on subsequent DR risk using a meta-analytic approach.
methodsThree electronic databases (PubMed, EmBase, and the Cochrane library) were systematically searched for observational studies from their inception till November 2019. The pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were applied for the summary effect estimate using a random-effects model.
resultsA total of 15 studies (5 cohort studies, 4 case-control studies, and 6 cross-sectional studies) with 37,290 participants and 12,711 DR cases were selected for the final meta-analysis. The pooled OR indicated no significant association between alcohol intake and DR risk (OR: 0.91; 95%CI: 0.78-1.06; P = 0.225), irrespective of the studies being pooled cohort (OR: 0.95; 95%CI: 0.66-1.36; P = 0.761), case-control (OR: 0.97; 95%CI: 0.77-1.23; P = 0.818), or cross-sectional (OR: 0.86; 95%CI: 0.69-1.08; P = 0.190) ones. However, this association might have been affected by the type of diabetes mellitus and the adjusted status.
conclusionThe results of this study showed that the potential impact of alcohol intake on DR risk may differ according to the type of diabetes mellitus and adjusted status. Further large-scale, prospective cohort studies should be conducted to verify the findings of this study and to evaluate DR risk in relation to the dose and type of alcohol intake.
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