Journal article
Retinopathy Signs in People without Diabetes The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Elvis Ojaimi, Thanh T Nguyen, Ronald Klein, FM Amirul Islam, Mary Frances Cotch, Barbara EK Klein, Jie-Jin Wang, Tien Yin Wong
OPHTHALMOLOGY | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2011
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of retinopathy and associations with cardiovascular risk factors in persons without diabetes in 4 racial/ethnic groups (white, black, Hispanic, and Chinese). DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: We included 6176 subjects aged 45-84 years without diabetes, selected from 6 United States communities. METHODS: Fundus images were taken using 45° digital camera through dark-adapted pupils and were graded for retinopathy as defined by the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study severity scale: microaneurysms, hemorrhages, cotton wool spots, intraretinal microvascular abnormalities, hard exudates, venous beading, and new vessels. MAI..
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Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Awarded by National Institutes of Health
Awarded by DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Awarded by NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
Awarded by NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by contracts N01-HC-95159 through N01-HC-95169 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Additional support was provided by National Institutes of Health grants HL69979-03 (Klein R and Wong TY). The funding agencies had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.