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Pre-eclampsia is a potent risk factor for deterioration of retinopathy during pregnancy in Type 1 diabetic patients

Lövestam Adrian, Monica LU ; Agardh, Carl-David LU ; Åberg, Anders E LU and Agardh, Elisabet LU (1997) In Diabetic Medicine 14(12). p.1059-1065
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of pregnancy on deterioration of retinopathy in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Sixty-five pregnant Type 1 diabetic women attending the University Hospital in Lund were studied retrospectively. The degree of retinopathy, and levels of HbA1c and blood pressure 12 months before, during, and 6 months after pregnancy were compared of those of 56 non-pregnant Type 1 diabetic women matched for age and duration of diabetes. For all patients, sight-threatening deterioration of retinopathy did not differ between the pregnancy group (9/65) and the control group (6/56). Over time, pregnant patients had lower HbA1c levels than controls (p < 0.001). Pregnant patients with... (More)
The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of pregnancy on deterioration of retinopathy in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Sixty-five pregnant Type 1 diabetic women attending the University Hospital in Lund were studied retrospectively. The degree of retinopathy, and levels of HbA1c and blood pressure 12 months before, during, and 6 months after pregnancy were compared of those of 56 non-pregnant Type 1 diabetic women matched for age and duration of diabetes. For all patients, sight-threatening deterioration of retinopathy did not differ between the pregnancy group (9/65) and the control group (6/56). Over time, pregnant patients had lower HbA1c levels than controls (p < 0.001). Pregnant patients with sight-threatening deterioration of retinopathy had higher HbA1c levels than those without (p = 0.028 and the decrement in HbA1c between the 6-14th and the 20th week of gestation was more pronounced (p = 0.006). In those patients who developed pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, deterioration of retinopathy ocurred more frequently compared to those without pre-eclampsia (4/8 vs 5/65; p = 0.005). In conclusion, sight-threatening deterioration of retinopathy was not more common during pregnancy in IDDM patients than among age- and duration-matched control patients. In pregnant patients, deterioration of retinopathy was associated with the pregestational degree of metabolic control as well as with a rapidly improved glycaemic control acheived during pregnancy. Among those in whom deterioration occurred during pregnancy, pre-eclampsia was a potent risk factor. (Less)
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pre-eclampsia, pregnancy, retinopathy, type 1 diabetes
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Diabetic Medicine
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14
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12
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1059 - 1065
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Wiley-Blackwell
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1464-5491
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10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199712)14:12<1059::AID-DIA505>3.0.CO;2-8
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Ophthalmology (Lund) (013043000), Unit on Vascular Diabetic Complications (013241510), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Lund) (013018000)
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  author       = {{Lövestam Adrian, Monica and Agardh, Carl-David and Åberg, Anders E and Agardh, Elisabet}},
  issn         = {{1464-5491}},
  keywords     = {{pre-eclampsia; pregnancy; retinopathy; type 1 diabetes}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  pages        = {{1059--1065}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Diabetic Medicine}},
  title        = {{Pre-eclampsia is a potent risk factor for deterioration of retinopathy during pregnancy in Type 1 diabetic patients}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199712)14:12<1059::AID-DIA505>3.0.CO;2-8}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/(SICI)1096-9136(199712)14:12<1059::AID-DIA505>3.0.CO;2-8}},
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