Assessment of arterial stiffness in patients with diabetic retinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors' conclusion
Diabetic participants with DR exhibit increased arterial stiffness compared to diabetic participants without DR.
Study context
- Population
- Diabetic participants with and without diabetic retinopathy (DR); Medline and Scopus searched
- Comparison
- DR vs diabetes mellitus (DM) without retinopathy
- Outcome
- Arterial stiffness parameters: brachial ankle PWV, carotid-femoral PWV and augmentation index
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Arterial stiffness
DR vs Without DREstimate (95% CI)P value
8 studies; I2 = 89 %
SMD (brachial ankle PWV) 0.59(0.40–0.79)
P < 0.000014 studies; I2 = 91 %
SMD (carotid-femoral PWV) 0.86(0.55–1.18)
P < 0.000014 studies; I2 = 0 %
SMD (augmentation index) 0.23(0.13–0.32)
P < 0.00001Original publication
Assessment of arterial stiffness in patients with diabetic retinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 22 March 2025. doi:10.
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