The Effects of Socio-economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy

Volume: 40 Number: 1 March 1, 2014
  • Fatih Toka
  • Berkant Kaderli
  • Öner Gelişken
  • Sertaç Argun Kıvanç
  • Meral Yıldız
  • Ahmet Ali Yücel
  • Özgür Yalçınbayır
  • Remzi Avcı
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The Effects of Socio-economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy

Abstract

As a complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the major cause of blindness in the working population. There are many factors which affect development of DR. We aimed to investigate the effect of socio-economic factors and HbA1C levels on the devel-opment of DR. In this study, 297 patients with DM were included and questionnaire about demographic and socio-economic status of pa-tients was performed. Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence or absence of retinopathy. The lower income and education, DM with duration of 15 years or more, high HbA1C levels and insulin treatment were all related to the development of diabetic retinopathy. Additionally, the questionnaire revealed that patients with DR were not informed about DR before and after the diagnosis of DM, and they were not regularly under control by a physician. As a result, both patient-related socio-economic factors and physician-related factors were found to be related to the development of diabetic retinopathy.

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Fatih Toka This is me

Berkant Kaderli This is me

Öner Gelişken This is me

Sertaç Argun Kıvanç This is me

Meral Yıldız This is me

Ahmet Ali Yücel This is me

Özgür Yalçınbayır This is me

Remzi Avcı This is me

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March 1, 2014

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March 1, 2014

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Year 2014 Volume: 40 Number: 1

APA
Toka, F., Kaderli, B., Gelişken, Ö., Kıvanç, S. A., Yıldız, M., Yücel, A. A., Yalçınbayır, Ö., & Avcı, R. (2014). The Effects of Socio-economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 40(1), 1-6. https://izlik.org/JA59PY69US
AMA
1.Toka F, Kaderli B, Gelişken Ö, et al. The Effects of Socio-economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2014;40(1):1-6. https://izlik.org/JA59PY69US
Chicago
Toka, Fatih, Berkant Kaderli, Öner Gelişken, et al. 2014. “The Effects of Socio-Economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 40 (1): 1-6. https://izlik.org/JA59PY69US.
EndNote
Toka F, Kaderli B, Gelişken Ö, Kıvanç SA, Yıldız M, Yücel AA, Yalçınbayır Ö, Avcı R (March 1, 2014) The Effects of Socio-economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 40 1 1–6.
IEEE
[1]F. Toka et al., “The Effects of Socio-economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 1–6, Mar. 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA59PY69US
ISNAD
Toka, Fatih - Kaderli, Berkant - Gelişken, Öner - Kıvanç, Sertaç Argun - Yıldız, Meral - Yücel, Ahmet Ali - Yalçınbayır, Özgür - Avcı, Remzi. “The Effects of Socio-Economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 40/1 (March 1, 2014): 1-6. https://izlik.org/JA59PY69US.
JAMA
1.Toka F, Kaderli B, Gelişken Ö, Kıvanç SA, Yıldız M, Yücel AA, Yalçınbayır Ö, Avcı R. The Effects of Socio-economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2014;40:1–6.
MLA
Toka, Fatih, et al. “The Effects of Socio-Economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 40, no. 1, Mar. 2014, pp. 1-6, https://izlik.org/JA59PY69US.
Vancouver
1.Fatih Toka, Berkant Kaderli, Öner Gelişken, Sertaç Argun Kıvanç, Meral Yıldız, Ahmet Ali Yücel, Özgür Yalçınbayır, Remzi Avcı. The Effects of Socio-economic Factors on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 1;40(1):1-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA59PY69US

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