Tear electrolyte assessment of diabetic patients in Southern Nigeria
| Autor: | Juno Okukpon, Oziegbe Okukpon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Conjunctiva 030231 tropical medicine chemistry.chemical_element Blood sugar Nigeria Calcium Gastroenterology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine mag nesium Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Cornea Extracellular fluid Medicine Humans Magnesium calcium business.industry Phosphorus General Medicine Articles Middle Aged medicine.disease eye diseases Tears diabetics mag nesium calcium phosphorus medicine.anatomical_structure Cross-Sectional Studies chemistry Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Tears Female sense organs business diabetics Biomarkers |
| Zdroj: | African Health Sciences; Vol 19, No 4 (2019); 2839-2845 African Health Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1680-6905 |
| Popis: | Background: Tears are a critical body extracellular fluid coating the surface epithelial cells of the cornea and conjunctiva, and providing the optically smooth surface necessary for refraction of light onto the retina. The biological and chemical properties of tears change in response to systemic disease.Objectives: This study assessed the concentration of calcium, magnesium and phosphate levels in tears of diabetics.Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study involving twenty diabetics visiting Department for Health Services, University of Benin and forty non-diabetics within the University between 35 to 65 years participated in the study. Calcium, magnesium and phosphorous were analysed in tears sample collected with 75mm glass capillary tubes.Results: The fasting blood sugar (FBS) and age of diabetic patients was 7.48±1.88mmol/l and 56.75±5.82years and non-diabetics was 4.83±0.52mmol/l and 53.58±6.16years respectively. Magnesium showed no differences (P |
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