Associations of grip strength with retinal and choroidal thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without retinopathy: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the associations of grip strength with retinal or choroidal thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus without retinopathy.

Design

Observational study-cross-sectional design.

Setting and participants

This study included the Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes without retinopathy registered in the community health system in Guangzhou, China.

Measures

The grip strength in both hands were measured by using a dynamometer. The retinal and choroidal thickness in macular region stratified by Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) sectors were measured by a swept-source optical coherence tomography.

Results

A total of 1029 patients were included. Both retinal thickness and choroidal thickness decreased with the lower

SUBMITTER: Qiu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7371235 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature