Prevalence and associated factors of diabetic retinopathy in Latin American countries: a scoping review
Joice Silva Machado,
Mariana Neves Brandão,
Caroline Tianeze de Castro
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To gather the available evidence in the literature on the prevalence and associated factors of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in Latin America.Methods: This scoping review was developed according to the PRISMA-ScR. Prevalence data were summarized by weighted mean, considering the type of DM and country. For the analysis of associated factors, meta-analyses were performed with the most homogeneous studies, and the ORs and their 95%CIs were calculated.Results: Forty-two articles published between 2004 and … Show more
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