Decreasing prevalence of retinopathy in childhood‐onset type 1 diabetes over the last decade: A comparison of two cohorts diagnosed 10 years apart

• Published in: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 1950 - 1955
• Main Authors: Salardi, Silvana, Porta, Massimo, Maltoni, Giulio, Bassi, Marta, Minuto, Nicola, D'Annunzio, Giuseppe, Baltatescu, Tamara, Ariaudo, Maria, Zucchini, Stefano, Levantini, Gabriella, Tumini, Stefano, Franceschi, Roberto, Cauvin, Vittoria, Toni, Sonia, Nitto, Elena, Salvatoni, Alessandro, Schiaffini, Riccardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2021
• Subjects: children; diabetic retinopathy; HbA1c; HbA1c variability; type 1 diabetes

Aim To ascertain whether the prevalence of retinopathy has declined over the last 2 decades in individuals with childhood‐onset type 1 diabetes and whether this might be explained by changes in lifetime HbA1c. Materials and Methods A multicentre, retrospective, observational study, comparing 128 sub...