The consumption of a diet abundant in vegetables and fruits or the performance of non-exhaustive exercise do not protect against diabetic retinopathy: a study in a Mexican population
| Autor: | Dora E. Valdovinos-Ruiz, Agustin Lugo-Radillo, Alejandro Amezcua-Portillo, Carlos J. Perez-Chavira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Vitamin
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Insulin medicine.medical_treatment Diabetic retinopathy Disease medicine.disease chemistry.chemical_compound Endocrinology chemistry Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Internal Medicine Medicine Family history business Body mass index Retinopathy |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. 35:375-379 |
| ISSN: | 1998-3832 0973-3930 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13410-015-0360-x |
| Popis: | Oxidative stress and damage are pivotal in the pathophysiology of diabetic retinopathy. A diet abundant in plants and the performance of non-exhaustive exercise are proposed as potential strategies against diabetic retinopathy. We aimed to determine if any of them protect against diabetic retinopathy. Eighty-eight diabetic patients were asked about their frequency of consumption of vegetables and fruits and about the intensity, length, and frequency of their exercising. Age, weight, chest and waist circumferences, height, body mass index, recent weight loss, known duration of diabetes, family history of diabetes, presence of another chronic disease, last acute disease, history of herpes infection, smoking, consumption of alcohol, hypoglycemic agents, anti-inflammatories, vitamin supplements and hormones, periodontal disease, inflammation, and psychological stress were also surveyed. Twenty-two patients were diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. Statistical analyses were performed to assess its correlation with these parameters. No associations were found for a diet abundant in vegetables and fruits or for the performance of any intensity of exercise, but for the use of insulin (odds ratio = 3.750, 95 % confidence interval = 1.317–10.681) and for the known duration of diabetes (odds ratio = 1.198, 95 % confidence interval = 1.098–1.306). Our research found a lack of protection of a diet abundant in vegetables and fruits and of non-exhaustive exercise against diabetic retinopathy. |
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