Ethnic differences in diabetic retinopathy

Simmons, David; Clover, G. M.; Hope, Carolyn

doi:10.1111/j.1464-5491.2007.02227.x

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“…Fifty-seven studies published from 1990 to 2008 met the inclusion criteria: 13 European studies on AMD (4 multicentre studies [13,[22][23][24] , 6 prevalence studies from the Netherlands [25] , Germany [26] , France [27] , the UK [28] , the European North of Russia [29] and Bulgaria [2] , and 3 incidence studies from Rotterdam [22,30] and Germany [31] ), 23 studies of diabetic retinopathy (1 global [32] , 3 European [33][34][35] ; 2 multicentre European [15,36,37] and 2 multicentre from Spain [38] and Germany [26,39] , 1 long-term follow-up study from Germany [40] ; 7 population-based studies [2,30,31,[41][42][43][44][45] , 5 cross-sectional studies from Germany [39] , France [46] , Europe [27,37] , Spain [47] and 2 literature reviews [16,35] ), 5 studies of ocular hypertension, including 4 cross-sectional studies: 1 from Spain [48] , 2 from France [49,50] , 1 cross-sectional study of high intraocular pressure ...…”

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“…According to the literature reviewed in this study, diabetic retinopathy affects 3 [32] to 4.1% [33] of Europeans. Recent epidemiological studies have shown that France [46] and Germany [39] show the highest prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in Europe.…”

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“…It accounts for about 2.4 million cases of blindness globally [75] . A proportion of 4.8% of the global population has diabetic retinopathy [32] , while 3 [32] to 4.1% [33] of Europeans are affected. According to recent epidemiological data, the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in individuals over 60 years of age is the highest in France (16.6%) [46] , followed by Germany (10.6%) [39] .…”

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The objective of this work was to study the epidemiology of major eye diseases leading to blindness in Europe through a systematic literature review. The literature search was performed using the Medline database (PubMed), with MeSH and free text search terms. Inclusion criteria for the studies were: (a) performed on a healthy population of Caucasian origin aged between 50 and 75 years; (b) diagnosed by ophthalmological examination in accordance with the International Classification of Diseases 10; (c) contained a detailed description of the sampling and diagnostic procedures and data resources; (d) sample size >500, and (e) published between 1990 and 2008. The results of 57 studies on the prevalence and incidence of age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma are reported, providing an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of these diseases in Europe from an epidemiological perspective.

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“…Maori were over-represented in patients with retinopathy and maculopathy, but under-represented within the screening population [16]. In New Zealand, moderate or more severe retinopathy is more common in Polynesians than Europeans [17].…”

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Diabetic foot disease in Indigenous people

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Norman²

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This article will examine what is known about the epidemiology of diabetic foot disease in Indigenous people and what strategies have been used to manage the problem. The prevalence of diabetes is several-fold higher in Indigenous people compared with non-Indigenous people. The prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy varies but in general it appears to be more common and start at a younger age in Indigenous compared with non-Indigenous people. Peripheral artery disease is also more prevalent and the incidence of lower extremity amputation is higher. Various strategies have been shown to be effective in the delivery healthcare for diabetic foot disease in Indigenous people. There are, however, social and political barriers to the implementation and success of these interventions.

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“…It accounts for about 2.4 million cases of blindness globally (4). A proportion of 4.8% of the global population suffers from DR (5), while 3 (5) to 4.1% (6) of Europeans are affected.…”

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Influence of Retinopathy on Plasma Concentrations of total Homocysteine and other Biochemical Parameters in Algerian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Homocysteine (HCY) has been identified as a risk factor for vascular disease in the general population. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) itself rather than hyperhomocysteinemia is the leading cause of blindness among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Our study was conducted with 60 healthy control subjects and 178 subjects with T2DM. They were enrolled in the Diabetes Prevention Program from September 2007 to December 2008. Of the 178 patients, 121 cases (68%) had DR Mean plasma total HCY (tHCY) levels were found to be higher in T2DM patients compared to controls (p <0.001), and were also higher than that of the DR group (p <0.001). Plasma folic acid levels were lower in the DR group compared with T2DM without DR and the control group (p <0.001), but there were no significant differences between the latter and the controls. Moderate hyperhomocysteinemia was significantly associated with lower vitamin B12 and folic acid concentrations and older age. Concentrations of serum total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglycerides (TG) were significantly raised (p <0.001) whereas the level of HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) was decreased (p <0.001) in diabetic subjects as compared to controls. Logistic regression analysis showed that DR after adjustment was significantly associated with the following factors: cholesterol, HDL-C and TG. The analysis in DR patients after controlling for cholesterol and TG was independent of plasma tHCY concentrations (OR = 28.5 and OR = 11.9; respectively). In conclusion, results suggest a possible association between moderate hyperhomocysteinemia, traditional risk factors and folic acid deficiency could be an independent risk factor for DR.

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Ethnic differences in diabetic retinopathy

Abstract: These data demonstrate that moderate or more severe retinopathy is more common in Polynesians than Europeans. The reasons for this are unclear, but may be related to long-standing hyperglycaemia.

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Epidemiology of Major Eye Diseases Leading to Blindness in Europe: A Literature Review

Epidemiology of Major Eye Diseases Leading to Blindness in Europe: A Literature Review

Diabetic foot disease in Indigenous people

Influence of Retinopathy on Plasma Concentrations of total Homocysteine and other Biochemical Parameters in Algerian Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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