Lower prevalence of proliferative diabetic retinopathy in elderly onset patients with diabetes.

Journal: Diabetes research and clinical practice
PMID: 28167325

Abstract

AIMS: To assess diabetic retinopathy (DR) prevalence between elderly onset and younger onset diabetes with similar diabetes duration and evaluate the association between DR prevalence and serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels.

Authors

  • Siqin Zhang
    Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. Electronic address: zhangsiqin-0109@163.com.
  • Jianglan Wang
    Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. Electronic address: 740230052@qq.com.
  • Chenxi Song
    West China Medical School of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. Electronic address: 1933769555@qq.com.
  • Leilei Zhu
    Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. Electronic address: zhuleilei2018@163.com.
  • Yerong Yu
    Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. Electronic address: yerongyu@scu.edu.cn.

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