Obesity a key risk factor for diabetic retinopathy, review confirms
Obesity, vitamin D deficiency and progression to insulin use are the key modifiable risk factors associated with an elevated risk of diabetic retinopathy among patients with type 2 diabetes, an umbrella review confirms.
Conversely, intensive blood pressure targets and regular moderate-intensity physical activity are protective, UK researchers say after crunching data across 13 meta-analyses with a total 825,000 participants.