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Associations between diabetic retinopathy and systemic complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of the PHDA diabetes complications data set in China

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study looked at 3,000 people with type 2 diabetes in China. It found a link between eye damage from diabetes and other body problems, including kidney issues. This shows a connection, but it does not prove that one causes the other.

Who did this work

Bin Yang (Wuhan Union Hospital) · Penglu Yang (Wuhan Union Hospital)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-06
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-026-02644-w