TITLE:
Diabetic Renal-Retinal Syndrome and Inflammatory Markers of Acute Phase
AUTHORS:
Francisco Jesús Sepúlveda-Cañamar, Raúl Treviño Hernández, Joaquín Darío Treviño Baéz, Jesús H. González Cortés
KEYWORDS:
Diabetic Renal-Retinal Syndrome, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, C-Reactive Protein
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Diabetes Mellitus,
Vol.4 No.3,
August
6,
2014
ABSTRACT:
Objective: To determine
the association between the acute inflammatory markers and Diabetic
Renal-Retinal Syndrome in our patients. Methods: A total of 44 patients were
included in this transverse (cross sectional), observational, analytical, and
comparative study. Two groups of patients were created. Results: In patients
with chronic renal failure, stages 3, 4, or 5 (scale 1 to 5) were identified and
divided into two groups: Group I (Patients with concomitant diabetic
retinopathy stabilized with photocoagulation) 22 patients. Group II (Patients
with progression of retinopathy, after photocoagulation, in the form of
intraocular bleeding) 22 patients. The number of patients with chronic renal
failure in stage 3 was: Group I; 16. In Group II; 12 patients (OR: 1.0). Stage
4: Group I; 4 patients. Group II: 3 patients (OR: 1.0, CI 95%; 0.3843 - 2.021).
Stage 5: Group I; 2 patients. Group II; 7 patients (OR: 1.8148, CI 95%; 1.0448
- 3.1523; Chi-squared (x2) 2.7450,
p = 0.097). t-Test
found statistical significance in Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR): p