Association between body mass index and diabetic retinopathy in Asians: the Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium (AEEC) study

Charumathi Sabanayagam; Rehena Sultana; Riswana Banu; Tyler Rim; Yih Chung Tham; Sunita Mohan; Miao Li Chee; Ya Xing Wang; Vinay Nangia; Kohta Fujiwara; E Shyong Tai; Su Jeong Song; Mukharram M Bikbov; Rajiv Raman; Ching Yu Cheng; Tien Yin Wong; Jost B Jonas

doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-318208

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Association between body mass index and diabetic retinopathy in Asians: the Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium (AEEC) study

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Charumathi Sabanayagam Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rehena Sultana Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Riswana Banu Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tyler Rim Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yih Chung Tham Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sunita Mohan Aditya Jyot Foundation for Twinkling Little Eyes, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Miao Li Chee Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ya Xing Wang Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vinay Nangia Suraj Eye Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kohta Fujiwara Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
E Shyong Tai Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Su Jeong Song Department of Ophthalmology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mukharram M Bikbov Ufa Eye Research Institute, Ufa, Russia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rajiv Raman Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ching Yu Cheng Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tien Yin Wong Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jost B Jonas Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to A/Prof Charumathi Sabanayagam, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore; charumathi.sabanayagam{at}seri.com.sg

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Sabanayagam C, Sultana R, Banu R, et al

Association between body mass index and diabetic retinopathy in Asians: the Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium (AEEC) study

British Journal of Ophthalmology 2022;106:980-986.

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Received October 14, 2020
Revised January 7, 2021
Accepted January 30, 2021
First published February 23, 2021.

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June 28, 2023

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