Research Article

Assessment of the Relationship between Diabetic Retinopathy and Nailfold Capillaries in Type 2 Diabetics with a Noninvasive Method: Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy

Table 2

Correlation of capillaroscopic findings with severity of DR.

ā€‰Proliferative DR ()Nonproliferative DR ()Patients without DR ()

Tortuosity, 50 (80.6%)25 (80.6%)71 (57.7%)0.002
Bushy capillary, 25 (40.3%)6 (19.4%)15 (12.2%)<0.001
Neoformation, 22 (35.5%)7 (22.6%)15 (12.2%)0.001
Capillary ectasia, 10 (16.1%)1 (3.2%)7 (5.7%)0.029
Bizarre capillary, 25 (40.3%)11 (35.5%)37 (30.1%)0.372
Microhemorrhage, 9 (14.5%)2 (6.5%)5 (4.1%)NA
Aneurysm, 9 (14.5%)1 (3.2%)7 (5.7%)NA
Extravasation, 6 (9.7%)0 (0%)1 (0.8%)NA
Megacapillary, 1 (1.6%)0 (0%)0 (0%)NA
Meander capillary, 4 (6.5%)0 (0%)3 (2.4%)NA
Avascular area, 3 (4.8%)0 (0%)0 (0%)NA
Interstitial edema, 0 (0%)1 (3.2%)1 (0.8%)NA

NA: not applied; DR: diabetic retinopathy.