This study was done on fifty nine (59) diabetic patients in n firlition to
sixteen (16) normal healthy subjects. The diabetic patients were classified
into 45 non-insulindependent diabetics iVEDD (14 with retinopathy and 31
without retinopathy) and forteen (14) insulin dependent dian betics IDD (7
with retinopathy and 7 without retinopathy). In this present study, it was
found that, serum selenium was significantly decreased (P < 0.01) in
NIDD in comparison with both controls and IDD, but serum selenium
showed non significant change between NEM with and without retinopathy.
On the other hand, serum vitamin E was significantly decreased in
both WIDD (Pc 0.05) and IDD (P < 0.01) in comparison with controls and
also, significantly decreased (P < 0.01) in IDD with retinopathy in relation
to IDD without retinopathy. From this study, we concluded that the age
may have a role in the decreased level of serum selenium in 1VTDD and
the decreased level of serum vitamin E may be related to diabetic retinopathy
in IDD. |
