PMID- 35885844 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220731 IS - 2227-9032 (Print) IS - 2227-9032 (Electronic) IS - 2227-9032 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 7 DP - 2022 Jul 16 TI - Changes in the Epidemiology of Diabetic Retinopathy in Spain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. LID - 10.3390/healthcare10071318 [doi] LID - 1318 AB - BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and incidence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and its changes in the last 20 years in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Spain. METHODS: A systematic review with a meta-analysis was carried out on the studies published between 2001-2020 on the prevalence and incidence of DR and sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) in Spain. The articles included were selected from four databases and publications of the Spanish Ministry of Health and Regional Health Care System (RHCS). The meta-analysis to determine heterogeneity and bias between studies was carried out with the MetaXL 4.0. RESULTS: Since 2001, we have observed an increase in the detection of patients with DM, and at the same time, screening programs for RD have been launched; thus, we can deduce that the increase in the detection of patients with DM, many of them in the initial phases, far exceeds the increased detection of patients with DR. The prevalence of DR was higher between 2001 and 2008 with values of 28.85%. These values decreased over the following period between 2009 and 2020 with a mean of 15.28%. Similarly the STDR prevalence decrease from 3.67% to 1.92% after 2008. The analysis of the longitudinal studies determined that the annual DR incidence was 3.83%, and the STDR annual incidence was 0.41%. CONCLUSION: In Spain, for T2DM, the current prevalence of DR is 15.28% and 1.92% forSTDR. The annual incidence of DR is 3.83% and is 0.41% for STDR. FAU - Romero-Aroca, Pedro AU - Romero-Aroca P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7061-8987 AD - Ophthalmic Department, University Hospital Sant Joan, Institut de Investigacio Sanitaries Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira & Virgili, 43204 Reus, Spain. FAU - Lopez-Galvez, Maribel AU - Lopez-Galvez M AD - Ophthalmic Department, IOBA, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valladolid, 47003 Valladolid, Spain. FAU - Martinez-Brocca, Maria Asuncion AU - Martinez-Brocca MA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9740-122X AD - Comprehensive Healthcare Plan for Diabetes, Regional Ministry of Health and Families of Andalusia, Government of Andalusia, 14071 Seville, Spain. FAU - Pareja-Rios, Alicia AU - Pareja-Rios A AD - Ophthalmic Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Carretera Ofra S/N, 38320 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain. FAU - Artola, Sara AU - Artola S AD - Family Physiacian, Health Care Center Jose Marva, 28020 Madrid, Spain. FAU - Franch-Nadal, Josep AU - Franch-Nadal J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5175-1555 AD - EAP Raval Sud-Gerencia Territorial Barcelona, Institut Catala de la Salut, IDIAP Jordi Gol/CIBERDEM (IIB Sant Pau), 08006 Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Fernandez-Ballart, Joan AU - Fernandez-Ballart J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1320-6484 AD - Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institut d'Investigacions Sanitaries Pere i Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), 43003 Tarragona, Spain. AD - CIBER Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y Nutricion (CIBERobn) Instituto Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain. FAU - Andonegui, Jose AU - Andonegui J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3109-3743 AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, 31009 Pamplona, Spain. FAU - Baget-Bernaldiz, Marc AU - Baget-Bernaldiz M AD - Ophthalmic Department, University Hospital Sant Joan, Institut de Investigacio Sanitaries Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira & Virgili, 43204 Reus, Spain. LA - eng GR - PI18 / 00169/Instituto de Salud Carlos III/ GR - European Regional Development fund [FEDER],/FEDER/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220716 PL - Switzerland TA - Healthcare (Basel) JT - Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101666525 PMC - PMC9320037 OTO - NOTNLM OT - diabetes mellitus OT - diabetic retinopathy incidence OT - diabetic retinopathy prevalence OT - epidemiology OT - meta-analysis OT - screening OT - systematic review COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/07/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/28 06:01 PMCR- 2022/07/16 CRDT- 2022/07/27 01:16 PHST- 2022/05/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/07/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/27 01:16 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/07/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - healthcare10071318 [pii] AID - healthcare-10-01318 [pii] AID - 10.3390/healthcare10071318 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Jul 16;10(7):1318. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10071318.