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From the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (R.X, Y.Y, Y.W, X.H, W.W, M.H); Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (Z.Z, J.H, M.H); Guangdong Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China (Z.Z, M.H); Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (M.H).
Published: June 2022
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Article Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the associations between circulating micronutrients (vitamins A, C, D, E, and carotenoids) and risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR).
Design: Cross-sectional study and meta-analysis.
Methods: The cross-sectional study included 517 diabetic participants aged ≥40 years in the 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Serum vitamin D was converted to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry-equivalent results, while other micronutrients were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography. Presence of DR was determined based on non-mydriatic fundus photographs. A meta-analysis was subsequently performed, which included relevant studies published from January 01, 1990 to December 31, 2020.
Results: Of the 517 included participants, DR was identified in 159 participants (25.17%). After adjusting for multiple confounders, only serum vitamin C was associated with a lower risk of DR (odds ratio [OR]: 0.60; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.38-0.95). A total of 35 studies were included in the subsequent meta-analysis. Comparing 1056 participants with DR to 920 controls, the pooled weighted mean difference (WMD) of vitamin C was -11.01 (95% CI: -19.35 to -2.67). Regarding vitamins D and E, the pooled WMD was -3.06 (95% CI: -5.15 to -0.96) and -3.03 (95% CI: -4.24 to -1.82), respectively. No associations were identified between DR and circulating vitamin A or carotenoids.
Conclusions: Lower levels of circulating vitamins C, D, and E were found in DR patients than those without. More high-quality studies are required to assess the real effects of micronutrients on DR.
