The Association of Retinal age gap with metabolic syndrome and inflammation.

Zhuoting ZhuDan LiuRuiye ChenWenyi HuHuan LiaoKaterina KiburgJason HaShuang HeXianwen ShangYu HuangWei WangHonghua YuXiaohong YangMingguang He

Published in: Journal of diabetes (2023)

We found that retinal age gaps were significantly associated with MetS as well as inflammation. Given the noninvasive and cost-effective nature and the efficacy of the retinal age gap, it has great potential to be used as a screening tool for MetS in large populations.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
metabolic syndrome
oxidative stress
optic nerve
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
human health