Rema, Mohan ; Mohan, Viswanathan ; Deepa, Raj ; Ravikumar, Radhakrishnan (2004) Association of carotid intima-media thickness and arterial stiffness with diabetic retinopathy. The Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES-2) Diabetes Care, 27 (8). pp. 1962-1967. ISSN 0149-5992
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Abstract
Objectives - The aim of this study was to assess the association of intima-media thickness (IMT) and arterial stiffness with diabetic retinopathy in an Asian-Indian population that has very high prevalence rates of diabetes and coronary artery disease. Research design and methods: The study was conducted on 600 type 2 diabetic subjects randomly selected from the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES), which is an ongoing population-based study of a representative population of Chennai. When present, retinopathy was graded according to a modified Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study grading system. IMT was determined using high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography. Arterial stiffness was measured by assessing the augmentation index (AI) using the Sphygmocor apparatus. Results: Retinopathy was diagnosed in 116 of 590 (19.6%) subjects in whom retinal photography was possible. Mean values of IMT (0.93 ± 0.36 vs. 0.85 ± 0.21 mm, P = 0.001) and AI (27.9 ± 8.9 vs. 25.8 ± 9.6%, P = 0.031) were significantly higher among diabetic subjects with retinopathy compared with those without. Both IMT (P = 0.024) and AI (P = 0.050) showed a significant association to diabetic retinopathy, even after adjusting for age, duration of diabetes, HbA1c, serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides, and microalbuminuria. Conclusions: Diabetic retinopathy is associated with IMT and AI, suggesting that common pathogenic mechanisms might predispose to diabetic micro- and macroangiopathy.
Item Type: | Article |
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Source: | Copyright of this article belongs to American Diabetes Association. |
Keywords: | AI; Augmentation Index CAD; Coronary Artery Disease CHS; Cardiovascular Health Study CURES; Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study IMT; Intima-media Thickness |
ID Code: | 80192 |
Deposited On: | 31 Jan 2012 14:13 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2012 14:13 |
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