Combined poor diabetes control indicators are associated with higher risks of diabetic retinopathy and macular edema than poor glycemic control alone

• Main Authors: Fenwick E.K., Xie J., Man R.E.K., Sabanayagam C., Lim L., Rees G., Wong T.Y., Lamoureux E.L.
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2020
• Subjects: hemoglobin A1c; high density lipoprotein; low density lipoprotein; triacylglycerol; adult; Article; blood pressure regulation; blood sampling; cholesterol blood level; controlled study; cross-sectional study; diabetes control; diabetic macular edema; diabetic retinopathy; disease association; female; glycemic control; high risk population; human; insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; lipid analysis; lipid blood level; major clinical study; male; non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; ophthalmoscopy; optical coherence tomography; risk assessment; risk factor; triacylglycerol blood level; aged; blood; complication; macular edema; middle aged; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diabetic Retinopathy; Female; Humans; Macular Edema; Male; Middle Aged
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/165791
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0180252