Is poorly controlled or untreated hypertension associated with diabetic retinopathy in Asian adults with diabetes?
Poorly controlled and untreated hypertension, particularly higher systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure, are significantly associated with diabetic retinopathy in Asian adults.
In a population-based sample of Asian adults with diabetes and hypertension, treated but poorly controlled as well as untreated hypertension were significantly associated with any-DR. Among the BP components, higher SBP and PP levels were associated with both any-DR and VTDR. Further longitudinal studies are necessary to confirm our findings.
Liu et al. (Thu,) studied this question.