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Vitamin D Deficiency Is Not Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy or Maculopathy
Joint Authors
Petropoulos, Ioannis N.
Alam, Uazman
Asghar, Omar
Amjad, Yasar
Chan, Anges Wan Shan
Malik, Rayaz A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Experimental and clinical studies suggest a possible association between vitamin D deficiency and both diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy.
Methods.
We have performed a cross-sectional study in adults with types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus.
The relationship between the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration was evaluated using logistic regression analyses in the presence of demographic and clinical covariates.
Results.
657 adults with diabetes were stratified based on retinopathy grading: No Diabetic Retinopathy (39%), Background Diabetic Retinopathy (37%), Preproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (21%), and Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (3%), respectively.
There were no differences in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations (25(OH)D) between the groups ( 15.3 ± 9.0 versus 16.4 ± 10.5 versus 15.9 ± 10.4 versus 15.7 ± 8.5 ng/mL, P = N S ).
Logistic regression analysis demonstrated no statistically significant relationship between the severity of retinopathy and serum 25(OH)D.
Furthermore, there was no difference in serum 25(OH)D between those with ( n = 94 , 14%) and those without ( n = 563 , 86%) Diabetic Maculopathy ( 16.2 ± 10.0 versus 15.8 ± 9.8 , P = N S ) and no relationship was demonstrated by logistic regression analyses between the two variables.
Conclusions.
This study has found no association between serum 25(OH)D and the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alam, Uazman& Amjad, Yasar& Chan, Anges Wan Shan& Asghar, Omar& Petropoulos, Ioannis N.& Malik, Rayaz A.. 2016. Vitamin D Deficiency Is Not Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy or Maculopathy. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alam, Uazman…[et al.]. Vitamin D Deficiency Is Not Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy or Maculopathy. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Alam, Uazman& Amjad, Yasar& Chan, Anges Wan Shan& Asghar, Omar& Petropoulos, Ioannis N.& Malik, Rayaz A.. Vitamin D Deficiency Is Not Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy or Maculopathy. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108187
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108187