High Systolic Blood Pressure Increases Prevalence and Severity Of Retinopathy in NIDDM Patients

• DOI: 10.2337/diacare.15.8.1002
• Publication Date: 2007-03-05T22:51:27Z
• Authors: Mauro Cignarelli; Maria Luigia De C...; Aurelio Damato; Adriano Paternostro; Sergio Pagliarini; Salvatore Santoro; Luigi Cardia; Giovanni De Pergola; Riccardo Giorgino
• Keywords: Glycated Hemoglobin; Male; Diabetic Retinopathy; Time Factors; Systole; 610; Blood Pressure; Middle Aged; Retina; Body Mass Index; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diastole; Risk Factors; Hypertension; Prevalence; Humans; Female

To determine whether the severity of retinopathy is higher in a group NIDDM patients with sBP greater than or equal to 140 mmHg compared less mmHg.Ophthalmoscopy and FAG were conducted among either above (n = 54) below 55) mmHg. The groups matched according diabetes duration, metabolic control (HbA1c), AER.Patients had prevalence retinopathy, as established rating scale (4.9 +/- 3.8 vs. 3.2 3.3, P 0.02); furthermore, their BMI values (28.1 4.5 24.9 4.1 kg/m2, 0.001). normotensive subjects showed highest rate low grading (0-2) values. However, rates 8-10 (proliferative retinopathy) found hypertensive group.These data suggest that favor onset during 1st 10 yr disease.