Socioeconomic Deprivation and the Risk of Sight-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy : A Population-Based Cohort Study in the U.K

© 2024 by the American Diabetes Association..

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the associations between socioeconomic deprivation and sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Data from 175,628 individuals with diabetes in the Health Improvement Network were used to assess the risk of STDR across Townsend Deprivation Index quantiles using Cox proportional hazard regression.

RESULTS: Among individuals with T1D, the risk of STDR was three times higher (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 2.67, 95% CI 1.05-7.78) in the most deprived quintile compared with the least deprived quintile. In T2D, the most deprived quintile had a 28% higher risk (aHR 1.28; 95% CI 1.15-1.43) than the least deprived quintile.

CONCLUSIONS: Increasing socioeconomic deprivation is associated with a higher risk of developing STDR in people with diabetes. This underscores persistent health disparities linked to poverty, even within a country offering free universal health care. Further research is needed to address health equity concerns in socioeconomically deprived regions.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

Diabetes care - 47(2024), 5 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 844-848

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tan, Luyuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jingya [VerfasserIn]
Han, Jieun [VerfasserIn]
Sainsbury, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Denniston, Alastair K [VerfasserIn]
Crowe, Francesca L [VerfasserIn]
Toulis, Konstantinos A [VerfasserIn]
Karamat, Muhammad Ali [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Mi [VerfasserIn]
Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 22.04.2024

Date Revised 22.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2337/dc23-1626

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NLM368770753