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. 2017 Nov 10:8:302.
doi: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00302. eCollection 2017.

Clinical and Biochemical Associations with Diabetic Retinopathy in Male Patients in the Gaza Strip

Ayman M AbuMustafa  1
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Clinical and Biochemical Associations with Diabetic Retinopathy in Male Patients in the Gaza Strip

Ayman M AbuMustafa. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). .

Abstract

Background: There are limited data on the prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the Gaza Strip.

Objective: To assesses clinical and biochemical associated with DR in males with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the Gaza Strip.

Methods: One hundred and fifty males with T2DM from the Gaza Strip underwent a questionnaire interview, serum biochemical analysis, and assessment of their previous urine and blood results.

Results: The prevalence of DR was 24.7%. The duration of diabetes and prevalence of neuropathy, nephropathy, cardiovascular disease, and recurrent infections were significantly higher among patients with DR compared with those without DR (p < 0.05). Serum urea, creatinine, glucose, cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were significantly elevated, whilst eGFR and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were significantly lower in patients with DR compared with patients without DR (p < 0.05). Urinary albumin concentration and albumin creatinine ratio (ACR) was higher in patients with DR. ACR correlated significantly with the duration of T2DM (r = 0.311, p < 0.001), glucose (r = 0.479, p < 0.001), urea (r = 0.337, p < 0.001), creatinine (r = 0.275, p = 0.001), and GFR (r = -0.275, p < 0.001).

Conclusion: These data show a high prevalence of DR in an unselected cohort of patients with T2DM and relationships to modifiable risk factors in Gaza.

Keywords: Gaza Strip; biochemical; clinical; diabetic retinopathy; male.

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