HbA1c variability as an independent risk factor for diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes: a German/Austrian multicenter analysis on 35,891 patients.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the effect of HbA1c variability on the occurrence of diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 35,891 patients with childhood, adolescent or adult onset of type 1 diabetes from a large multicentre survey, the German/Austrian prospe...

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Main Authors: Julia M Hermann, Hans-Peter Hammes, Birgit Rami-Merhar, Joachim Rosenbauer, Morten Schütt, Erhard Siegel, Reinhard W Holl, DPV Initiative the German BMBF Competence Network Diabetes Mellitus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946653?pdf=render