Diagnosis of Neuropathy and Risk Factors for Corneal Nerve Loss in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: A Corneal Confocal Microscopy Study
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
Diagnosis of Neuropathy and Risk Factors for Corneal Nerve Loss in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: A Corneal Confocal Microscopy Study / M. Ferdousi, A. Kalteniece, S. Azmi, I.N. Petropoulos, G. Ponirakis, U. Alam, O. Asghar, A. Marshall, C. Fullwood, M. Jeziorska, C. Abbott, G. Lauria, C.G. Faber, H. Soran, N. Efron, A.J.M. Boulton, R.A. Malik. - In: DIABETES CARE. - ISSN 0149-5992. - (2020). [Epub ahead of print] [10.2337/dc20-1482]
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic utility of corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and the risk factors for corneal nerve loss.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 490 participants, including 72 healthy control subjects, 149 with type 1 diabetes, and 269 with type 2 diabetes, underwent detailed assessment of peripheral neuropathy and CCM in relation to risk factors.
RESULTS Corneal nerve fiber density (CNFD) (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0001), corneal nerve fiber branch density (CNBD) (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0001), and corneal nerve fiber length (CNFL) (P < 0.0001 and P = 0.02) were significantly lower in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes compared with control subjects. CNFD (P < 0.0001), CNBD (P < 0.0001), and CNFL (P < 0.0001) were lower in type 1 diabetes compared with type 2 diabetes. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis for the diagnosis of DPN demonstrated a good area under the curve for CNFD of 0.81, CNBD of 0.74, and CNFL of 0.73. Multivariable regression analysis showed a significant association among reduced corneal nerve fiber length with age (β = −0.27, P = 0.007), HbA1c (β = −1.1; P = 0.01), and weight (β = −0.14; P = 0.03) in patients with type 2 diabetes and with duration of diabetes (β = −0.13; P = 0.02), LDL cholesterol (β = 1.8, P = 0.04), and triglycerides (β = −2.87; P = 0.009) in patients with type 1 diabetes.
CONCLUSIONS CCM identifies more severe corneal nerve loss in patients with type 1 compared with type 2 diabetes and shows good diagnostic accuracy for DPN. Furthermore, the risk factors for a reduction in corneal nerve fiber length differ between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
M. Ferdousi, A. Kalteniece, S. Azmi, I.N. Petropoulos, G. Ponirakis, U. Alam, O. Asghar, A. Marshall, C. Fullwood, M. Jeziorska, C. Abbott, G. Lauria, C.G. Faber, H. Soran, N. Efron, A.J.M. Boulton, R.A. Malik
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