Why the study?
Does cigarette smoking increase the progression of retinopathy and nephropathy in people with Type 1 diabetes?
Population
636 people with Type 1 diabetes, aged 15 to 40 years, free of severe late diabetic complications
Comparison
Cigarette smoking vs Non-smoking or different levels of smoking
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 years
Authors
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Associations vary by model; leaves open whether smoking drives microvascular progression in type 1 diabetes.
Does cigarette smoking increase the progression of retinopathy and nephropathy in people with Type 1 diabetes?
The association between smoking and microvascular complications in Type 1 diabetes is complex and highly dependent on the statistical models used.
Mühlhauser et al. (1996) studied this question.
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