Retinopathy in Young-onset Diabetic Patients
- Ronald Klein, M.D., M.P.H.,
- Barbara E Klein, M.D., M.P.H.,
- Scot E Moss, M.A.,
- Matthew D Davis, M.D. and
- David L DeMets, Ph.D.
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, and Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
- Address reprint requests to R. Klein, M.D., University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53792.
Abstract
The relative importance of duration of diabetes before and after 13 yr of age as a risk factor for retinopathy was investigated using data from 200 persons who were younger than 26 yr of age. These persons were identified in a population-based study of diabetic retinopathy in southern Wisconsin in 1980–1982. Retinopathy was found in 9% of persons who were younger than 13 yr and in 34% of persons who were 13 yr or older and had been diagnosed at or after 13 yr. Presence of retinopathy was more strongly associated with the duration of diabetes after 13 yr of age than before it.
- Copyright © 1985 by the American Diabetes Association
