Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBESITY INDICES AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Dr. S. Radhika, Dr. P. Subba Reddy, Dr. K. Nirmala, Dr. S. Ravi, Dr. Christina Mary P. Paul
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Aim: To report the association of generalised and abdominal obesity with
Diabetic Retinopathy(DR) in South Indian patients with Type 2 Diabetes .
Materials and Methods: Cross sectional study conducted between June 2016 -
November 2016 at ACS medical college . Patient details were entered along
with duration of diabetes, presence or absence of nephropathy and neuropathy . Height , Weight, Waist circumference and Hip circumference were obtained using standard procedures. BMI and Waist Hip ratio(WHR) were calculated using standard formulae. Detailed ophthalmic evaluation of every patient was done . Dilated fundus examination done by a single investigator and retinopathy graded using ICDR Severity Scale clinical classification. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS Software.
Results: Statistically significant association was noted between Severe DR and Nephropathy (p value < 0.006).
Conclusion: Both high BMI and high WHR are associated with presence and severity of DR.
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Dr.S.Radhika, Dr.P.Subba Reddy, Dr.K.Nirmala, Dr.S.Ravi, Dr.Christina Mary P.Paul, ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBESITY INDICES AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, Global Journal For Research Analysis,Volume : 5 | Issue : 12 | December 2016
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Dr.S.Radhika, Dr.P.Subba Reddy, Dr.K.Nirmala, Dr.S.Ravi, Dr.Christina Mary P.Paul, ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBESITY INDICES AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, Global Journal For Research Analysis,Volume : 5 | Issue : 12 | December 2016