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Testing the performance of risk prediction models to determine progression to referable diabetic retinopathy in an Irish type 2 diabetes cohort

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BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 106, Issue 8, Pages 1051-1056

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BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-318570

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eye (Globe); imaging; macula; retina; vision

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  1. Medical Research Council, Health Data Research UK Innovation Fellowship [MR/S003770/1]
  2. MRC [MR/S003770/1] Funding Source: UKRI

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The study evaluated the performance of existing prediction models in determining risk of progression to referable diabetic retinopathy in an Irish cohort of people with type 2 diabetes. The results showed that the models tested had acceptable performance in identifying those at risk of progression to RDR, which can help establish more personalized screening intervals for individuals with T2D.
Background /Aims To evaluate the performance of existing prediction models to determine risk of progression to referable diabetic retinopathy (RDR) using data from a prospective Irish cohort of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods A cohort of 939 people with T2D followed prospectively was used to test the performance of risk prediction models developed in Gloucester, UK, and Iceland. Observed risk of progression to RDR in the Irish cohort was compared with that derived from each of the prediction models evaluated. Receiver operating characteristic curves assessed models' performance. Results The cohort was followed for a total of 2929 person years during which 2906 screening episodes occurred. Among 939 individuals followed, there were 40 referrals (4%) for diabetic maculopathy, pre-proliferative DR and proliferative DR. The original Gloucester model, which includes results of two consecutive retinal screenings; a model incorporating, in addition, systemic biomarkers (HbA1c and serum cholesterol); and a model including results of one retinopathy screening, HbA1c, total cholesterol and duration of diabetes, had acceptable discriminatory power (area under the curve (AUC) of 0.69, 0.76 and 0.77, respectively). The Icelandic model, which combined retinopathy grading, duration and type of diabetes, HbA1c and systolic blood pressure, performed very similarly (AUC of 0.74). Conclusion In an Irish cohort of people with T2D, the prediction models tested had an acceptable performance identifying those at risk of progression to RDR. These risk models would be useful in establishing more personalised screening intervals for people with T2D.

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