Soler N G, Fitzgerald M G, Malins J M, Summers R O
Br Med J. 1969 Sep 6;3(5670):567-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5670.567.
Diabetic retinopathy was present in 7.5% of 5,157 newly diagnosed patients seen at the Birmingham General Hospital Diabetic Clinic between 1960 and 1967. Although die condition becomes commoner with increasing age it is found in 1.5% of patients aged 20 to 39 years. The aetiology is discussed, the conclusion being that in young as in elderly diabetics asymptomatic diabetes of long duration is the main factor.
1960年至1967年间,在伯明翰总医院糖尿病诊所就诊的5157名新诊断患者中,糖尿病视网膜病变的发生率为7.5%。尽管这种情况随着年龄增长而更为常见,但在20至39岁的患者中也有1.5%被发现患有该病。文中讨论了其病因,结论是,无论年轻还是老年糖尿病患者,病程较长的无症状糖尿病都是主要因素。