No relationship between socioeconomic status, education level and development and progression of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: a FIELD trial substudy.
Ben Rao; Andrzej S Januszewski; Laima Brazionis; Rachel O'Connell; Nanda Aryal; Georgia Shimmin; Justin O'Day; Paul Mitchell; Peter G Colman; Anthony C Keech; Alicia J Jenkins;
Abstract
In 6002 Australian adults with type 2 diabetes and a median 5-year follow-up in the FIELD (Fenofibrate Intervention and Event Lowering in Diabetes) trial, baseline socioeconomic status (SES) and self-reported education level were not related to development of on-trial sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy. Similarly, in a retinal photography substudy (n = 549), two-step diabetic retinopathy progression was not related to SES or education.
| Journal | INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL |
| ISSN | 1445-5994 |
| Published | 01 Nov 2023 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2128 2131 2128-2131 |
| DOI | 10.1111/imj.16270 |
| Type | Journal Article |
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