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Exploration Of The Relationship Of Sleep Quality In Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy, Villahermosa Tabasco., Tirsa A. Espinoza-Anguiano, Gj Avilés-Rodriguez, José Ricardo Espinoza-Vargas

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana

Introduction: In recent decades, there has been growing evidence suggesting that too little or too much sleep is associated with adverse health outcomes, including type 2 diabetes. There is a close association between diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR), so it is reasonable to assume that sleep may also have associations with DR. Objective: To explore the relationship between the perception of sleep quality and the degree of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus treated at a 3rd level dophthalmological care service. Results: Significant correlations were found in: diastolic and systolic blood pressure (0.429), triglycerides and total cholesterol …