PubMed ID: 18293191
Author(s): Liew G, Wang JJ, Klein R, Duncan BB, Yeh HC, Brancati FL, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Birth weight is not related to risk of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Curr Eye Res. 2008 Feb;33(2):193-8. doi: 10.1080/02713680701855044. PMID 18293191
Journal: Current Eye Research, Volume 33, Issue 2, Feb 2008
PURPOSE Low birth weight has been suggested as a risk factor for diabetes. Whether it is related to diabetic retinopathy is unclear and is examined in this study.
MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined 609 adults with type 2 diabetes from the population-based Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Retinal photographs were graded for diabetic retinopathy. Birth weight was assessed by self-report.
RESULTS Retinopathy was present in 116 (19%) participants (113 non-proliferative and 3 proliferative). After adjusting for age, sex, race, education level, body mass index, fasting glucose, duration of diabetes, glycosylated hemoglobin A1c, family history of diabetes, serum total cholesterol, and blood pressure, there was no evidence of either a linear or non-linear relationship between birthweight and diabetic retinopathy.
CONCLUSIONS Birth weight was not associated with diabetic retinopathy.