Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2019

ROLE OF TOTAL SERUM BILIRUBIN AS PROTECTIVE FACTOR FOR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

Saurav Mahajan, Prempal Kaur

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Aim: To determine the association of total serum bilirubin levels with diabetic retinopathy. Methods and Material: This was a hospital–based case–control observational study conducted in outpatient department of tertiary care ophthalmic centre in North India. Detailed history and examination, demographic data and risk factors of two hundred enrolled type 2 diabetic patients were recorded. Patients were divided into two groups: Cases having diabetic retinopathy (DR) and Controls with no diabetic retinopathy (No DR). Total serum bilirubin levels were estimated and divided into quartiles. Data documented was analyzed using Chi–square test and independent student t–tests for equal or unequal variances, as appropriate. Results: Diabetic retinopathy had significant association with lower total serum bilirubin. Conclusions: Bilirubin is a protective factor of diabetic retinopathy.

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ROLE OF TOTAL SERUM BILIRUBIN AS PROTECTIVE FACTOR FOR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, Saurav Mahajan, Prempal Kaur INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-1 | January-2019

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