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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Endocrinol.

Sec. Clinical Diabetes

Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1556049

This article is part of the Research TopicPrevention and Treatment Advancements in Diabetic RetinopathyView all 13 articles

Risk prediction models for diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review

Provisionally accepted
Hui  HuangHui Huang1Yingmin  WuYingmin Wu1*Hejiang  YeHejiang Ye2Jiaoyang  LiJiaoyang Li1Ling  ChenLing Chen1Xuan  HuangXuan Huang1
  • 1Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
  • 2Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

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Background: Diabetic retinopathy, a prevalent complication of diabetes mellitus, is a growing public health concern. The use of robust predictive models can aid healthcare professionals in identifying high-risk patients, enabling them to implement early intervention and treatment strategies.Objective: To systematically evaluate published prediction models for diabetic retinopathy, select better prediction models for healthcare professionals, and provide a valuable reference for model optimization.Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted across the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases for relevant literature on predictive models for diabetic retinopathy. The search period was set from the time of library construction to November 14, 2023. Furthermore, risk of bias and

Keywords: :Diabetes, Diabetic retinopathy (DR), Predictive Modeling, Risk factors, Systematic review

Received: 06 Jan 2025; Accepted: 25 Jun 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Huang, Wu, Ye, Li, Chen and Huang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Yingmin Wu, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China

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