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Arch Ophthalmol. 2003;121(1):113-114.

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Retinal Arteriolar Narrowing and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Middle-aged Persons

Tien Yin Wong, MD, MPH; Ronald Klein, MD, MPH; A. Richey Sharrett, MD, DrPH; Maria I. Schmidt, MD; James S. Pankow, PhD; David J. Couper, PhD; Barbara E. K. Klein, MD, MPH; Larry D. Hubbard, MAT; Bruce B. Duncan, MD, PhD; for the ARIC Investigators

Context  Microvascular processes have been hypothesized to play a role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, but prospective clinical data regarding this hypothesis are unavailable.

Objective  To examine the relation of retinal arteriolar narrowing, a marker of microvascular damage from aging, hypertension, and inflammation, to incident diabetes in healthy middle-aged persons.

Design, Setting, and Participants  The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, an ongoing population-based, prospective cohort study in 4 US communities that began in 1987-1989. Included in this analysis were 7993 persons aged 49 to 73 years without diabetes, of whom . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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