ECE2024 Eposter Presentations Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition (383 abstracts)
Anemia and diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Hadhemi Belhassen 1,1 , Ramla Mizouri , Siwar Saoudi , Rym Ben Othman , Chaima Sdiri , Nadia Ben Amor , Olfa Berriche & Jamoussi Henda
National Institute of Nutrition, A, Tunis, Tunisia
Introduction : Anemia, known as a common complication in diabetic type 2 population, was observed to be an independent risk factor for the development of high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The aim of our study is to estimate the prevalence of anemia in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its role as a risk factor in the presence and the severity of diabetic retinopathy, in a population based study.
Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted over 3 months in ward A of The National Institute of Nutrition Tunis which included patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Results: Fourty-four patients were included of whom 27 were women and 17 men. The characteristics of the patients were respectively: age: 57±11.2 years, Body Mass Index: 28±6.5 kg/m2, HbA1C: 10.39±1.66%. The prevalence of anemia (Hb<12 g/dl in women, and <13 g/dl in men) was 18.2%. The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy which diagnosis is based on the modified Klein classification was 36.4%. In patients with a diabetic retinopathy, 33.33% were diagnosed with an anemia and 66.67% had a normal rate of Hemoglobin. In patients without diabetic retinopathy, 7.69% were diagnosed with anemia. There was no statistically significant correlation between anemia and the risk of development of diabetic retinopathy (P=0.117) neither the severity of diabetic retinopathy (P=0.632) if diagnosed.
Conclusion: Anemia is important to diagnose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, its presence doesn’t predispose neither to a high risk of diabetic retinopathy nor to a severe diabetic retinopathy if established.
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