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Retinopathy signs in people without diabetes: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21055817     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of retinopathy and associations with cardiovascular risk factors in persons without diabetes in 4 racial/ethnic groups (white, black, Hispanic, and Chinese).
DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study.
PARTICIPANTS: We included 6176 subjects aged 45-84 years without diabetes, selected from 6 United States communities.
METHODS: Fundus images were taken using 45° digital camera through dark-adapted pupils and were graded for retinopathy as defined by the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study severity scale: microaneurysms, hemorrhages, cotton wool spots, intraretinal microvascular abnormalities, hard exudates, venous beading, and new vessels.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Retinopathy and the association with cardiovascular risk factors.
RESULTS: Prevalence rates of retinopathy in persons without diabetes were 12.5% overall, varying from 11.9% (white), 13.9% (black), 12.6% (Hispanic), to 17.2% (Chinese). Hypertension was strongly associated with retinopathy (odds ratio [OR], 1.47; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.23-1.75). After adjusting for age, gender, race, and other parameters, smoking (OR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.09-2.06) and increased internal carotid intima media thickness (OR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.05-1.41) were associated with retinopathy. A range of serum inflammatory factors were examined, but none were found to be significant.
CONCLUSIONS: Retinopathy in persons without diabetes is common, varies with race/ethnicity, and associated with cardiovascular risk factors, including hypertension, smoking, and carotid artery intima media thickness.
Authors:
Elvis Ojaimi; Thanh T Nguyen; Ronald Klein; F M Amirul Islam; Mary Frances Cotch; Barbara E K Klein; Jie-Jin Wang; Tien Yin Wong
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-11-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Ophthalmology     Volume:  118     ISSN:  1549-4713     ISO Abbreviation:  Ophthalmology     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-04     Completed Date:  2011-06-06     Revised Date:  2012-04-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802443     Medline TA:  Ophthalmology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  656-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 American Academy of Ophthalmology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*,  ethnology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus / diagnosis*,  ethnology
Diabetic Retinopathy / diagnosis*,  ethnology
Ethnic Groups / ethnology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
United States / epidemiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL69979-03/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95159/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95160/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95161/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95162/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95163/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95164/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95165/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95166/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95167/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95168/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; N01-HC-95169/HC/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL069979-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; Z01 EY000403-06/EY/NEI NIH HHS; Z01 EY000403-07/EY/NEI NIH HHS; Z99 EY999999/EY/NEI NIH HHS; ZIA EY000403-08/EY/NEI NIH HHS; ZIA EY000403-09/EY/NEI NIH HHS; ZIA EY000403-10/EY/NEI NIH HHS

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