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Osteopontin for Early Detection of Microvascular and Macrovascular Type 1 Diabetic Complication
Soha M Abd El Dayem1, Abo El Magd El Bohy2, Ahmed A Battah3
1Pediatrics Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Aim:
To evaluate the relationship between osteopontin and diabetes complication in type 1 diabetic patient.
Patients And Methods:
Seventy types 1 diabetic and 60 healthy volunteers were studied. Full history, examination, laboratory tests of glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c), serum lipids {cholesterol, triglyceride (Tg), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c), low-density lipoprotein - cholesterol (LDL-c)}, oxidised low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL), Osteopontin and urinary microalbuminuria (albumin/creatinine ratio) were done. Image study in the form of a carotid intimal medial thickness (cIMT) and aortic intimal medial thickness (aIMT), renal doppler for resistivity index was also done for all participant included in the study.
Results:
Urinary albumin/creatinine ratio, lipid profile, osteopontin, cIMT and aIMT were higher in people with diabetes. Osteopontin was higher in people with diabetes with positive microalbuminuria and cIMT. Systolic blood pressure, microalbuminuria and cIMT had a positive correlation with osteopontin in people with diabetes. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that osteopontin had a significant correlation with cIMT. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve showed that the cut off value of Osteopontin for detection of cIMT was > 60 with a specificity of 100% and sensitivity 80.5%, while that of albumin/creatinine ratio was > 64 with a specificity of 66.7 and sensitivity of 92.3.
Conclusion:
Osteopontin is higher in type 1 diabetics and is useful for early detection of diabetic microvascular and macrovascular complication.
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