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Chronic vascular complications, including retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and ischemic heart disease, are highly prevalent in diabetic populations, with over half of patients exhibiting at least one complication.
More than half of diabetic patients in this study had at least one chronic complication, such as eye, kidney, nerve, or heart issues. This highlights the critical importance of regular screening for complications, even if you feel healthy, as damage can be silent.
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When microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes were considered together, 56.60% of men... and 56.20% of women... had at least one chronic vascular complication of diabetes
Why this rating
Large prospective registry data.
Source
Diabetes in Iran: Prospective Analysis from First Nationwide Diabetes Report of National Program for Prevention and Control of Diabetes (NPPCD-2016)
Alireza Esteghamati et al. · Scientific Reports · 2017
DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-13379-z
cohort · n=30202Cited 324×
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