PMID- 29985712 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190304 LR - 20200225 IS - 1744-5086 (Electronic) IS - 0928-6586 (Print) IS - 0928-6586 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 5-6 DP - 2018 Oct-Dec TI - Neural dysfunction and retinopathy in persons with type 1 diabetes. PG - 373-378 LID - 10.1080/09286586.2018.1489971 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To determine associations of microvascular and neuropathic complications of diabetes cross-sectionally and longitudinally in persons with long-term type 1 diabetes (T1D). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Persons receiving care for T1D in South Central Wisconsin were identified in 1979-1980 and examined approximately every 5 years. Associations between neuropathic and microvascular complications were examined at most prior visits, when information on several neuropathic complications was collected. Temporal relationships were examined by modeling incidence between examinations across the visits. RESULTS: Adjusting for duration of diabetes, glycated hemoglobin, and systolic blood pressure, the following were cross-sectionally associated with prevalent PDR (proliferative diabetic retinopathy): the presence of sensory neuropathy (SN) as reported at each Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy (WESDR) examination (odds ratio (OR) = 2.76, confidence interval (CI) = 1.71, 4.48) and the heartrate variability measures RMSD (square root of the mean of squared differences of successive RR intervals) (OR = 0.24, CI = 0.16, 0.37) and SDNN (standard deviation of successive RR intervals) (OR = 0.26, CI = 0.17, 0.39). Findings were similar for prevalent ME (macular edema) as assessed from spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). The presence of PDR (OR = 2.13, CI = 1.63, 2.78) and ME (OR = 2.36, CI = 1.66, 3.34) were both significantly associated with incident WESDR SN. WESDR SN was associated with incident PDR (OR = 1.53, CI = 1.09, 2.15) but not incident ME (OR = 1.31, CI = 0.92, 1.87). CONCLUSIONS: Sensory neuropathy and heartrate variability were significantly associated with prevalent PDR and ME in people with long-term T1D. PDR and ME were significantly associated with incident sensory neuropathy, and sensory neuropathy was significantly associated with incident PDR. Studies using earliest detectable markers of microvascular and neurologic abnormalities are needed to determine which of the two systems 'fails' first. Such information might suggest a temporal sequence of diabetes complications. FAU - Klein, Barbara E K AU - Klein BEK AD - a Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison , WI , USA. FAU - Horak, Kayla L AU - Horak KL AD - a Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison , WI , USA. FAU - Lee, Kristine E AU - Lee KE AD - a Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison , WI , USA. FAU - Meuer, Stacy M AU - Meuer SM AD - a Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison , WI , USA. FAU - Abramoff, Michael D AU - Abramoff MD AD - b Electrical and Computer Engineering , University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA. AD - c Biomedical Engineering , University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA. FAU - Soliman, Elsayed Z AU - Soliman EZ AD - d Epidemiology & Prevention EpiCare , Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem , NC , USA. FAU - Rechek, Mary AU - Rechek M AD - a Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison , WI , USA. FAU - Klein, Ronald AU - Klein R AD - a Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison , WI , USA. LA - eng GR - R01 EY016379/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - EY016379/NH/NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20180709 PL - England TA - Ophthalmic Epidemiol JT - Ophthalmic epidemiology JID - 9435674 SB - IM MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/*complications MH - Diabetic Retinopathy/*complications/epidemiology/physiopathology MH - Disease Progression MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Humans MH - Incidence MH - Macular Edema/epidemiology/*etiology/physiopathology MH - Male MH - Prevalence MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Risk Factors MH - Time Factors MH - *Visual Acuity MH - Wisconsin/epidemiology PMC - PMC6411294 MID - NIHMS1514726 COIS- Conflicts of Interest: None of the authors has any conflicts of interest to disclose. EDAT- 2018/07/10 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/05 06:00 PMCR- 2019/10/01 CRDT- 2018/07/10 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/07/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1080/09286586.2018.1489971 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2018 Oct-Dec;25(5-6):373-378. doi: 10.1080/09286586.2018.1489971. Epub 2018 Jul 9.