Research Article

Effect of Hemodialysis on Retinal Thickness in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy, with and without Macular Edema, Using Optical Coherence Tomography

Table 3

Clinical and laboratory data for diabetic retinopathy patients with (Group A) and without (Group B) macular edema undergoing hemodialysis.

ParameterGroup A
( = 19 eyes)
Group B
( = 21 eyes)
value

Age (years)73.36 ± 9.1069.86 ± 11.490.380
Years of diabetic disease12.50 ± 6.3212.27 ± 6.470.930
Years of hemodialysis treatment 3.07 ± 1.943.38 ± 2.500.718
HbA1C (%) 6.17 ± 1.126.81 ± 1.450.212
Albumin (gram) 38.79 ± 3.3337.71 ± 3.240.397
—kinetic measure1.451.380.399
Mean blood pressure difference (mm/Hg)—before and after hemodialysis−4.92 ± 10.29+5.25 ± 8.790.016
Weight difference (kg)—before and after hemodialysis−1.92 ± 0.76−1.73 ± 0.810.534

—kinetic measure as indicator of hemodialysis efficacy.