Gender differences in the incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy among Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a clinic-based retrospective longitudinal study

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Mar;103(3):e7-10. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.12.043. Epub 2014 Jan 6.

Abstract

A clinic-based retrospective longitudinal study conducted for 5.8 ± 2.5 years, including 383 (M/F 245/138) Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus showed that females exhibit a significantly higher prevalence of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR) at baseline and that female gender is an independent risk factor for the development of DR.

Keywords: Diabetic retinopathy; Gender difference; Longitudinal study; Type 2 diabetes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology*
  • Diabetic Retinopathy / diagnosis*
  • Diabetic Retinopathy / epidemiology*
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Japan / epidemiology
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pilot Projects
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Factors