Zi-Yao Liu1, Xiao-Jie Ma2, Ding-Ying Liao1, Xin-Di Liu3, Ling Bai1, Jing Yao1, Min Xu4, Yu-Ping Zheng1. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xi'an 710008, Shaanxi Province, China. 3. Department of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China. 4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China.
Abstract
AIM: To investigate the effect of albuminuria on diabetic macular edema (DME) and the possible association between baseline urinary albumin excretion (UAE) and intravitreal conbercept (IVC) treatment frequency in DME patients. METHODS: In this hospital-based retrospective study, a total of 350 in-patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were recruited and their clinical records were reviewed. Thereafter, 52 patients identified with severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) combined with albuminuria were divided into the microalbuminuria (UAE 30-300 mg/24h) and macroalbuminuria (UAE>300 mg/24h) groups, which were compared and analyzed by both independent sample t-test and Chi-square test. Correlations between the systemic variables and the central foveal thickness (CFT) were evaluated using Spearman's correlation and linear regression analyses. Of the 52 patients with center-involved DME, 43 received an initial combined injection of conbercept (0.5 mg/0.05 mL) and triamcinolone acetonide (1 mg/0.05 mL), followed by an IVC injection, as needed. The relationship between baseline UAE and number of IVC injections during the first year of treatment was analyzed using Spearman's partial correlation. RESULTS: Of 350 patients, a higher incidence of DME was observed in severe non-proliferative retinopathy (NPDR) patients than that observed in other groups. By dividing the 52 patients with severe NPDR into the micro- and macro-albuminuria subgroups, significant differences in CFT, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol and serum creatinine levels, and UAE were revealed. Furthermore, a positive liner correlation between the UAE and CFT was found. Finally, the partial correlation coefficient adjusted for either the CFT or UAE indicated that both parameters directly correlated with the number of IVC injections administered during the 12mo of follow-up. CONCLUSION: Generally, macular edema occurred in patients with severe NPDR, for whom the UAE is an independent risk predictor of DME. The baseline UAE and CFT predicted the treatment frequency of IVC injections administered in the first year for eyes with DME. International Journal of Ophthalmology Press.
AIM: To investigate the effect of albuminuria on diabetic macular edema (DME) and the possible association between baseline urinary albumin excretion (UAE) and intravitreal conbercept (IVC) treatment frequency in DMEpatients. METHODS: In this hospital-based retrospective study, a total of 350 in-patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were recruited and their clinical records were reviewed. Thereafter, 52 patients identified with severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) combined with albuminuria were divided into the microalbuminuria (UAE 30-300 mg/24h) and macroalbuminuria (UAE>300 mg/24h) groups, which were compared and analyzed by both independent sample t-test and Chi-square test. Correlations between the systemic variables and the central foveal thickness (CFT) were evaluated using Spearman's correlation and linear regression analyses. Of the 52 patients with center-involved DME, 43 received an initial combined injection of conbercept (0.5 mg/0.05 mL) and triamcinolone acetonide (1 mg/0.05 mL), followed by an IVC injection, as needed. The relationship between baseline UAE and number of IVC injections during the first year of treatment was analyzed using Spearman's partial correlation. RESULTS: Of 350 patients, a higher incidence of DME was observed in severe non-proliferative retinopathy (NPDR) patients than that observed in other groups. By dividing the 52 patients with severe NPDR into the micro- and macro-albuminuria subgroups, significant differences in CFT, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol and serum creatinine levels, and UAE were revealed. Furthermore, a positive liner correlation between the UAE and CFT was found. Finally, the partial correlation coefficient adjusted for either the CFT or UAE indicated that both parameters directly correlated with the number of IVC injections administered during the 12mo of follow-up. CONCLUSION: Generally, macular edema occurred in patients with severe NPDR, for whom the UAE is an independent risk predictor of DME. The baseline UAE and CFT predicted the treatment frequency of IVC injections administered in the first year for eyes with DME. International Journal of Ophthalmology Press.
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