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Diabetic retinopathy predicts cardiovascular mortality in diabetes: a meta-analysis

Authors :
Xiao-Hong Xu
Bo Sun
Shan Zhong
Dong-Dong Wei
Ze Hong
Ai-Qiang Dong
Source :
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
BMC, 2020.

Abstract

Abstract Background The prognostic significance of diabetic retinopathy (DR) for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remained unclear. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to assess whether DR predicted CVD mortality in diabetic patients. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library for cohort studies reporting the association of DR and CVD mortality. Then we pooled the data for analysis. Results After screening the literature, 10 eligible studies with 11,239 diabetic subjects were finally included in quantitative synthesis. The pooled risk ratio (RR) of DR, mild DR, and severe DR for CVD mortality was 1.83 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.42, 2.36; p 1; all P values

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14712261
Volume :
20
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.92cd94f6da8f494eae87f726ccf7d683
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01763-z