ArticleJournal of diabetes research2021
Increased Arterial Stiffness as a Predictor for Onset and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
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- Association of arterial stiffness and eye disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2025Pooled it
- Associations between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and hypertensive retinopathy in treated hypertensive adults: Results from the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial (CSPPT).Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2024Trial
- A Novel Nomogram for Diabetic Retinopathy Prediction in Young and Middle-Aged Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026Article
- The cross-talk between arterial stiffness and microvascular complications in diabetes mellitus: a systematic review of the literature.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- Association of Diabetic Retinopathy and Arterial Stiffness With Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes.Cureus · 2025Article
- Arterial Stiffness Is Related to Diabetes-Associated Microvascular Complications: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study.Diabetes care · 2025Article
- Transcriptome analysis and RT-qPCR validation of mitophagy-related key genes in the progression of diabetic retinopathy.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Retinal Microvascular Changes in Association with Endothelial Glycocalyx Damage and Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Greek Population.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Role of the circulating milieu in age-related arterial dysfunction: a novel ex vivo approach.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2024Article
- Intermittent supplementation with fisetin improves arterial function in old mice by decreasing cellular senescence.Aging cell · 2024Article
- Retinal neurovascular alteration in type 2 diabetes with renal impairment in association with systemic arterial stiffness.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2024Article
- Assessment of the relationship of systemic vascular dysfunction and cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) with diabetic retinopathy.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- A retinal imaging system for combined measurement of optic nerve head vascular pulsation and stimulated vasodilation in humans.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Association between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus.BMC endocrine disorders · 2023Article
- Global trends and performances in diabetic retinopathy studies: A bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionBrachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), an indicator of arterial stiffness, has been demonstrated to be associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its vascular complications. This study was aimed at investigating the correlations of baPWV with both the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) at baseline and at exploring the predictive role of baPWV in the new onset/progression of DR in the follow-up analysis.
methodsThe prospective cohort study recruited 2,473 Chinese patients with T2DM, of whom 663 participants were finally included in the follow-up analysis. The presence and grading of DR were performed by the modified Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study. Uni- or multivariate linear and logistic regression models and Cox proportional-hazards regression analysis were conducted.
resultsOf 2,473 patients with T2DM at baseline, 734 individuals were assessed to have DR and further categorized into 630 with non-sight-threatening DR (NSTDR) and 104 with STDR. In addition to the positive relationship between increased baPWV and the presence of DR, multinominal logistic regression analysis revealed that higher tertiles of baPWV were significantly related to the NSTDR (T2: OR = 1.62 (1.22, 2.15),
conclusionsOur results demonstrated that baseline baPWV might be an independent predictor in new onset/worsening of DR, suggesting that increased arterial stiffness might be involved in the development of DR. Follow-up studies with a longer duration are needed.
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