Fingertip skin autofluorescence as a non-invasive marker for vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

This study aimed to investigate whether non-invasive fingertip autofluorescence can evaluate micro- and macrovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Materials and methods

This multicenter cross-sectional study recruited 452 patients with type 2 diabetes between August 2017 and January 2023. Fingertip autofluorescence levels were measured using AGEs Sensor (Air Water Biodesign, Kobe, Japan).

Results

Fingertip autofluorescence correlated with body mass index, glycated hemoglobin, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and duration of diabetes. Fingertip autofluorescence was increased in parallel with the number of micro- and macrovascular complications. A significant relationship was noted between fingertip autofluorescence as a depende

SUBMITTER: Takeshita M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12679176 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature