Prevalence of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy among the liquidators of the Chernobyl accident residing in the Kharkov region
Author: E.V. Gorbacheva
Reference: Международный эндокринологический журнал (International Journal of Endocrinology) 1 (33) 2011
Keywords: diabet, liquidators
Abstract: studying, in 1990 to 2009, level of incidence of diabetes among liquidators of the Chernobyl accident residing in Kharkov, its increase was revealed to be 6 times the level of the whole population of the city, while the incidence of diabetic retinopathy among the liquidators also showed an increase of 1.8 times. Aim of the current research is to analyze the effect of ionizig radiation, age, and time of being under the influence of risks to the prevalence of diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in the cohort of liquidators of the Chernobyl accident.