The association between chronic kidney disease and diabetic retinopathy: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2010.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore the relationship between chronic kidney disease and diabetic retinopathy in a representative population of Korean diabetic adults.

Methods

We analyzed data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2008-2010). A total of 15,409 individuals (weighted frequency, 32,168,636) aged 19 and over who completed ophthalmologic and renal functional examinations were evaluated. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate of < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 or proteinuria greater than 1+. Seven standard photographs from the Early Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy Study were obtained from each eye after pharmacological pupil dilatation. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) was defined as the presence of 1 or more retinal microane

SUBMITTER: Park YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4388494 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature