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Meta-Analysis
. 2023 Jan;39(1):e3586.
doi: 10.1002/dmrr.3586. Epub 2022 Nov 14.

Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ke Cai  1 , Yi-Ping Liu  1 , Dan Wang  1
Affiliations
Meta-Analysis

Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ke Cai et al. Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

Aims: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can remain undiagnosed for many years, during which micro- and macro-vascular complications may develop. This study aimed to assess the worldwide prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM.

Materials and methods: We systematically searched electronic databases for relevant studies published from inception to 01 January 2022. Selected studies reported the prevalence of DR among patients with newly diagnosed T2DM, specifying the case definition used. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to derive the pooled prevalence. Subgroup and meta-regression analyses were used to investigate variations in the prevalence estimates in terms of available variables.

Results: Data from 77 studies including 99,847 patients with newly diagnosed T2DM were included from 26 countries. The pooled prevalence of DR among patients with newly diagnosed T2DM was 13.1% (95% CI, 11.1%-15.1%; I2 = 97.0%). DR was higher in clinic-based samples compared with community-based samples (15.0%, 95% CI = 12.4%-17.8% vs. 11.5%, 95% CI = 8.9%-14.5%; p = 0.05; I2 = 97.0%) and was higher in countries in the WHO African 19.2% (95% CI, 14.6%-24.3%; I2 = 76.0%), South-East Asia 15.4% (95% CI, 10.0%-21.6%; I2 = 79.1%), and European 15.0% (95% CI, 11.2%-19.2%; I2 = 82.0%) regions. A higher proportion of female patients was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of DR in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM. We observed that the prevalence of DR in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM has remained unchanged over time.

Conclusions: Globally, DR is a prevalent complication among patients with newly diagnosed T2DM indicating the importance of establishing effective strategies to promote regular screening for the early diagnosis of T2DM alongside routine ophthalmic assessment at the time of T2DM diagnosis to reduce the burden of vision-threatening retinopathy.

Keywords: meta-analysis; micro-vascular complications; retinopathy; type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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