Perinatal famine is associated with excess risk of proliferative retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes

Intrauterine undernutrition is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Children born premature or small for gestational age were reported to have abnormal retinal vascularization. However, whether intrauterine famine act as a trigger for diabetes complications, including retinopathy, is unknown. The aim of the current study was to evaluate long‐term effects of perinatal famine on the risk of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

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