Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; correlation between sialic acid and diabetic retinopathy
Professional Medical Journal-Quarterly [The]. 2009; 16 (2): 178-186
in English
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ABSTRACT
To test the hypothesis that an increased plasma concentration of sialic acid, a marker of the acute-phase response, is related to the presence of diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus or Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus [IDDM].We investigated the relationship between plasma sialic acid concentration and diabetic retinopathy in a cross-sectional survey of 1,369 people with type 1 diabetes. Subjects were participants in the IDDM Complications Study, which involved diabetic centers of four different hospitals in Lahore. There was a significantly increasing trend of plasma sialic acid with severity of retinopathy [P
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Triglycerides
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Glycated Hemoglobin
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Serum Albumin
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Smoking
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Cholesterol
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Risk Factors
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N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
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Diabetic Angiopathies
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Diabetic Nephropathies
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Professional Med. J.-Q
Year:
2009
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