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Timing Is Everything: Age of Onset Influences Long-Term Retinopathy Risk in Type 2 Diabetes, Independent of Traditional Risk Factors

OBJECTIVE—To test the hypothesis that age of type 2 diabetes onset influences inherent susceptibility to diabetic retinopathy, independent of disease duration and degree of hyperglycemia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Retinopathy data from 624 patients with a type 2 diabetes duration of 20–30 years (g...

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Autores principales: Wong, Jencia, Molyneaux, Lynda, Constantino, Maria, Twigg, Stephen M., Yue, Dennis K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2551640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18628565
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc08-0580
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE—To test the hypothesis that age of type 2 diabetes onset influences inherent susceptibility to diabetic retinopathy, independent of disease duration and degree of hyperglycemia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—Retinopathy data from 624 patients with a type 2 diabetes duration of 20–30 years (group A) were analyzed by stratifying patients according to age of onset of diabetes and glycemic control. Retinopathy status was scored clinically as per a modified Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) severity scale. To obviate possible bias due to a higher attrition from comorbidities in those with later-onset diabetes and retinopathy, 852 patients with type 2 diabetes of shorter duration (10–12 years, group B) were similarly studied. RESULTS—Prevalence and severity of retinopathy was significantly higher in the younger-onset, group A patients. When further stratified according to mean A1C, retinopathy risk remained increased in younger-onset patients. The greatest impact was seen in those with a mean A1C >9% (odds ratio [OR] for retinopathy 16.6, 7.5, and 2.7 for age of diagnosis <45, 45–55, and >55 years, respectively, P = 0.003). By logistic regression, earlier type 2 diabetes onset is associated with increased retinopathy risk, independent of traditional risk factors (OR of retinopathy 1.9, 1.1, and 1 for age of onset <45, 45–55, and >55 years, respectively). Similar results were found in group B patients. CONCLUSIONS— These data suggest an increased inherent susceptibility to diabetic retinopathy with earlier-onset type 2 diabetes. This further supports the importance of delaying development of diabetes and also implies a need for more stringent metabolic targets for younger individuals.