Association of A1C and fasting plasma glucose levels with diabetic retinopathy prevalence in the U.S. population: Implications for diabetes diagnostic thresholds

Diabetes Care

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2027-2032

  Cheng, Yiling J ^a   Gregg, Edward W ^a   Geiss, Linda S ^a   Imperatore, Giuseppina ^a   Williams, Desmond E ^a   Zhang, Xinzhi ^a   Albright, Ann L ^a   Cowie, Catherine C ^b   Klein, Ronald ^c   Saaddine, Jinan B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETINA IMAGE; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FASTING; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449378172     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc09-0440     Document Type: Article

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