Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was lower in a population of patients with type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia who were on statin therapy than in those who were not, according to a study.
The analysis identified patients for inclusion using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database dated between Jan. 1, 1998, and Dec. 1, 2013. Of the 37,894 patients identified, 18,947 were allocated to the statin group and 18,947 to the non-statin group. Outcomes were diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy as well as treatments rendered for vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy.
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