| Title: | Total retinal thickness is an important factor in evaluating diabetic retinal neurodegeneration |
| Journal: | BMJ Open Ophthalmology |
| Published: | 7 Nov 2024 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39510601/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2024-001791 |
| URL: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11552016 |
Publication 14287
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Macular retinal nerve fibre layer (mRNFL) and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness (GC-IPL) measurements are important markers of diabetic retinal neurodegeneration (DRN). In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to quantify the contribution of total retinal thickness (TRT) and other factors in the variation of mRNFL and GC-IPL thickness among participants with diabetes.</p>
METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We used macular-centred spectral domain-optical coherence tomography scans from participants with diabetes in the UK Biobank. Two multiple linear regression models (prior to and after adjusting for TRT) were used to determine factors associated with mRNFL and GC-IPL thicknesses. A p value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p>
RESULTS: A total of 3832 eyes from 3832 participants with diabetes were analysed. Factors that explained the greatest variation in thickness were TRT (20.9% for mRNFL and 57.2% for GC-IPL), followed by spherical equivalent (8.0% for mRNFL only), gender (2.2% for mRNFL only) and age (1.4% for GC-IPL only). Other factors significantly associated with mRNFL and/or GC-IPL thickness explained less than 1% of the variation in their thicknesses. Self-reported ancestral background was not significantly associated with mRNFL thickness after accounting for TRT.</p>
CONCLUSIONS: Although many factors were significantly associated with mRNFL and GC-IPL thickness in participants with diabetes, they accounted for a fraction of the variation in the thickness of both layers. TRT explained most of the variation in these measurements, hence accounting for TRT is needed when using these metrics to evaluate DRN.</p>
13 Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nerve Fibers
- Retina
- Retinal Degeneration
- Retinal Ganglion Cells
- Tomography, Optical Coherence
8 Authors
- Noor-Us-Sabah Ahmad
- Kristen Staggers
- Kyungmoo Lee
- Nitish Mehta
- Amitha Domalpally
- Benjamin J Frankfort
- Yao Liu
- Roomasa Channa
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 41561 | Genetic factors associated with Diabetic retinopathy |
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