What is it about?

There are 2 major classes of vascular complications in diabetes: microvascular & macrovascular. The former group includes eye (retinopathy), kidney (nephropathy) and nerve (neuropathy) complications. This study undertakes analysis of the prevalence of these complications in the State of Qatar.

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Why is it important?

There is limited research on these complications in Middle Eastern populations. It may also shed some light on why some patients develop microvascular complications.

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Amit ABRAHAM
Cornell University

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This page is a summary of: Risk Factors for Microvascular Complications of Diabetes in a High-Risk Middle East Population, Journal of Diabetes Research, July 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation,
DOI: 10.1155/2018/8964027.
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