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Sociological risk factors included education level, deprivation index, smoking status, and alcohol consumption.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The multiple regression model revealed a significant connection between BUN levels and DR [odds ratio =1.04, 95% confidence interval (1.03-1.05), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value &amp;lt;0.0001],accounting for numerous variables. After equating BUN levels into four groups, multiple regression modeling showed the highest quartile (BUN&amp;gt;20 mg\/dl) was 2.22 times more likely to develop DR than the lowest quartile [odds ratio =2.22, 95% confidence interval (1.69-2.93), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>- value &amp;lt;0.0001]. Subgroup analyses revealed that gender, race, diabetes subtype, and duration of diabetes had a regulating effect on the relationship between BUN and DR.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>BUN levels were related with an increased prevalence of DR, particularly in individuals with BUN &amp;gt;20 mg\/dl. 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