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Assessing the Effects of Childhood and Adult Body Mass Index on Diabetic Retinopathy Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets - 1 Jan 2026
Gao Luxia, Guo Siyu, Zhu Wengen, Zhou Yue
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Obesity is linked to Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), but the relationship between childhood obesity and DR remains unclear. This study uses Mendelian Randomization (MR) to investigate this link. METHODS: Univariate MR assessed the associations between childhood and adult Body Mass Index (BMI) and DR risk, followed by multivariable MR to distinguish their specific effects. Summary data were obtained from the...
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- Humans
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Body Mass Index
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Child
- Risk Factors
