Correlation of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and type 2 diabetic retinopathy

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-233
Author(s):  
Pei-Pei Wu ◽  
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Qing-Jing Wu ◽  
Cai-Xia Liu ◽  
Yun-Fei Chen ◽  
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AIM: To investigate the relationship between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and type 2 diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS: A total of 200 cases with type 2 diabetes mellitus were involved. All patients were divided into three groups according to the fundus examination: diabetes mellitus (DM, n=100), non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR, n=62) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR, n=38). 100 healthy persons were selected as the normal control group (NCG, n=100). The related indicators, such as neutrophil count, lymphocyte count and platelet count, were measured. RESULTS: The value of NLR was significantly higher in PDR group patients than in NC group (1.81), DM group (1.76) and NPDR group (1.85) (P<0.05). The value of PLR was significantly higher in PDR group patients (126.18) than in DM group (111.64) (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that age (β= -0.047) was protective factor, course of diabetes (β=0.071) and systolic blood pressure (β=0.024) were risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (P<0.05), but the value of NLR and PLR was not statistically significant in the Logistic regression analysis. CONCLUSION: The value of NLR and PLR increased in the PDR group, but it is not independent risk factor for diabetic retinopathy.

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burcin Atak ◽  
Gulali Aktas ◽  
Tuba T. Duman ◽  
Edip Erkus ◽  
M. Zahid Kocak ◽  
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SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and inflammation is well-established. We aimed to study platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), a novel inflammatory index derived from hemogram, in diabetic patients in comparison to those in healthy volunteers. METHODS Medical data of type 2 diabetics that showed up in general outpatient medical clinics of our institution between February 2017 and August 2017 were recorded and analyzed. RESULTS Median PLR of type 2 diabetic patients was significantly higher than the PLR of healthy controls (p=0.001). Moreover, PLR was significantly and positively correlated with HbA1c (p<0.001, r=0.58), fasting plasma glucose (p<0.001, r=0.49), and c-reactive protein (p=0.003, r=0.30) levels. Type 2 diabetic subjects with proteinuria had significantly higher PLR levels than that of diabetic subjects without proteinuria. CONCLUSION As an inexpensive and easy to use index, PLR may be useful in predicting the development and control levels of type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, its correlation with HbA1c needs to be validated by larger prospective studies.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Yaxin An ◽  
Yuxian Yang ◽  
Bin Cao ◽  
Huan Dong ◽  
Aihua Li ◽  
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Introduction. Brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), an indicator of arterial stiffness, has been demonstrated to be associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its vascular complications. This study was aimed at investigating the correlations of baPWV with both the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) at baseline and at exploring the predictive role of baPWV in the new onset/progression of DR in the follow-up analysis. Methods. The prospective cohort study recruited 2,473 Chinese patients with T2DM, of whom 663 participants were finally included in the follow-up analysis. The presence and grading of DR were performed by the modified Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study. Uni- or multivariate linear and logistic regression models and Cox proportional-hazards regression analysis were conducted. Results. Of 2,473 patients with T2DM at baseline, 734 individuals were assessed to have DR and further categorized into 630 with non-sight-threatening DR (NSTDR) and 104 with STDR. In addition to the positive relationship between increased baPWV and the presence of DR, multinominal logistic regression analysis revealed that higher tertiles of baPWV were significantly related to the NSTDR (T2: OR = 1.62 (1.22, 2.15), p < 0.001 , and T3: OR = 2.58 (1.86, 3.58), p < 0.001 ) and STDR group (T3: OR = 3.87 (1.87, 8.02), p < 0.001 ). During a follow-up (mean period of 16.4 months), 111 participants had new onset/progression of DR. The cox regressions showed that high baseline baPWV was correlated with increased risk of development/progression of DR ( HR = 2.24 , 95% CI (1.24, 4.03), p = 0.007 , for T2 baPWV and HR = 2.90 , 95% CI (1.49, 5.64), p = 0.002 , for T3 baPWV) after adjustments for multiple factors. Conclusions. Our results demonstrated that baseline baPWV might be an independent predictor in new onset/worsening of DR, suggesting that increased arterial stiffness might be involved in the development of DR. Follow-up studies with a longer duration are needed.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zeng ◽  
Min Chen ◽  
Qiu Feng ◽  
Haiyan Wan ◽  
Jianbo Wang ◽  
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Abstract Introduction:Diabetic retinopathy (DR), as a serious and specific neurovascular complication of DM, remains the leading cause of vision loss and preventable blindness in adults aged 20–74 years. Several studies have indicated that chronic inflammation plays an important role in DR. Emerging evidence suggests that the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) are novel potential markers of inflammatory responses. However, only a few articles have evaluated the association between these factors and DR.Patients and Methods: The study included 133 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Retinopathy was graded using the International Clinical Diabetic Retinopathy Disease Severity Scale.Results:The mean NLR, PLR and MLR were significantly higher in patients with DR than in patients without DR (p < 0.001, p = 0.002, and p = 0.003, respectively). In the post hoc analysis, the PDR group had the highest NLR and MLR values among the three groups. Multiple logistic regression showed that the PLR was an independent risk factor for DR (odds ratio [OR]: 1.022, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.005–1.040 p = 0.013). Based on the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, the cutoff value of PLR as an indicator for DR diagnosis was projected to be 78.70 and yielded a sensitivity and specificity of 80.7% and 48.9%, respectively, with an area under the curve of 0.669 (95% CI: 0.572–0.765, P = 0.002).Conclusions:Our results suggest that PLR may be an independent risk factor for evaluating DR in patients with type 2 diabetes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (11) ◽  
pp. 1178-1183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Admir Sabanovic ◽  
Natasa Maksimovic ◽  
Mirjana Stojanovic-Tasic ◽  
Marijan Bakic ◽  
Anita Grgurevic

Background/Aim. The assessment of association of depression and diabetes mellitus type 2 using the Patient Health Questionaire (PHQ-9) has not been done in Montenegro. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of depression in the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and to identify the risk factors associated with the presence of depression. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the General Hospital in Bijelo Polje, from July to September, 2015. It included 70 patients over 35 years of age with the diagnosis of diabetes for at least six months. For the assessment of depression presence and intensity PHQ?9 was used. All variables associated with the presence of depression at a significance level of p < 0.05 were included into the final method of the multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results. Comorbidities were statistically significant more frequent among patients with depression (?2 = 5.40; p = 0.020). Duration of diabetes over five years was significantly associated with depression (?2 = 12.48; p < 0.001). Depression occurred more frequently among physically inactive subjects (?2 = 10.74; p = 0.005). The presence of diabetic polyneuropathy (?2 = 6.04; p = 0.014) and cataract (?2 = 5.351; p = 0.021) were also significantly associated with depression. A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the duration of diabetes over five years and presence of cataract were independently associated with depression. Conclusion. The risk factors for depression among the subjects with diabetes were disease duration more than five years and the presence of cataract. Since depression is a serious disease and can be a risk factor for many chronic diseases, the best way of prevention is its early detection and treatment.


2018 ◽  
Vol 128 (05) ◽  
pp. 319-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Ben Lamine ◽  
Amira Turki ◽  
Ghada Al-Khateeb ◽  
Nejla Sellami ◽  
Hagger B. Amor ◽  
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Abstract Background To investigate the relationship between changes in circulating soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) levels and the presence and severity of type 2 diabetic retinopathy (DR). Subjects and methods sCD40L plasma concentrations were measured in 205 type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients without DR (DWR; n=50) and with DR (n=155), the latter subdivided into non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy [NPDR; n=98 (63.2%)], or proliferative retinopathy [PDR; n=57 (36.8%)] patients. Results Receiver operating characteristic analysis provided good discriminatory power for sCD40L as predictor of DR presence, with high sensitivity and specificity. Categorizing DWR and DR patients into sCD40L quartiles, based on sCD40L concentrations in T2DM without DR, demonstrated statistically significant gradual increase in DR risk with increasing sCD40L levels. sCD40L levels were significantly higher in DR compared to DWR patients. Plasma sCD40L levels differed significantly according to DR severity, and correlated with diabetes duration, dyslipedimea, nephropathy, and presence of DR, but not with gender, age, SBP, DBP, FPG, HbA1c, T2DM medications. Linear regression analysis confirmed the association of increased sCD40L levels with DR, independent of others parameters; mean plasma sCD40L levels differing significantly according to DR severity. Conclusion Plasma sCD40L levels were positively associated with DR. The significant finding here is that sCD40L levels can be predictors of DR severity.


KYAMC Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 614-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayama Hoque ◽  
MA Muttalib ◽  
Md Imtiajul Islam ◽  
Parvin Akter Khanam ◽  
Subhagata Choudhury

Background: Retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in persons with diabetes. Strict monitoring and maintenance of normal blood glucose specially HbA1c and prevention of different risk factors can prevent and delay the diabetic retinopathy. The purpose of the study was to explore the factors influencing or related to the development of the diabetic retinopathy with spcial concern to the HbA1c levels.Materials and Methods: We studied 400 type 2 diabetic patients in this cross-sectional study which was conducted in the out-patient department of BIRDEM hospital, Bangladesh. The randomly selected patients were evaluated for the presence of retinopathy through the review of their registered diabetic guide book. We included sociodemographic information, blood pressure, anthropometry (height, weight, BMI) and lipid profile of the patients. Glycaemic status was assessed by HbA1c (HbA1c was categorized into 3 groups) and plasma glucose levels. We used Student's t-test, Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis to determine and quantify the association of diabetic retinopathy with various risk factors specially HbA1c.Results: 400 type 2 diabetic patients (male 166 and female 234) were studied. The prevalence of retinopathy was 12.3%; male 12.7%, female 12.0%. Increasing HbA1c categories above 7.0% were significantly associated with increased prevalence of retinopathy (4.2 vs 12.3 vs 18.1%;c2 = 12.529, p < .01). Logistic regression models of univariate analysis showed that the risk of retinopathy at HbA1c categories >7.0% was (OR = 3.22; 95% CI: 1.12-9.25) and the risk was strongly increased at the HbA1c categories 8% (OR = 5.07; 95% CI: 1.90-13.50). Advanced age (OR = 2.92; 95% CI: 1.44-5.91), longer duration of diabetes (OR = 3.08; 95% CI: 1.49-6.37), presence of hypertension (OR = 2.42; 95% CI: 1.14-5.16), FBG (OR = 1.139; 95% CI: 1.036-1.251), blood glucose 2 hours ABF (OR = 1.124; 95% CI: 1.046-1.207) and SBP (OR = 1.033; 95% CI: 1.011-1.056) had significant association with retinopathy.Conclusions: HbA1c categories >7.0% is an important risk factor for the development of retinopathy. Poor glycaemic control, advanced age, longer duration of diabetes, hypertension are other significant risk factors of diabetic retinopathy.KYAMC Journal Vol. 6, No.-2, Jan 2016, Page 614-619


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