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Assessment of the systemic immune-inflammation index in type 2 diabetic patients with and without dry eye disease: A case-control study.

Amani Y Alhalwani, Shatha Jambi, Anwar Borai, Muhammad Anwar Khan, Hashem Almarzouki, Mohieldin Elsayid, Abdullah Fahad Aseri, Nada O Taher, Ali Alghamdi, Abdulwahab Alshehri

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Amani Y AlhalwaniCollege of Science and Health Professions King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2734-2767
Shatha JambiCollege of Science and Health Professions King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Anwar BoraiCollege of Science and Health Professions King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6504-9559
Muhammad Anwar KhanCollege of Science and Health Professions King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Hashem AlmarzoukiCollege of Science and Health Professions King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Mohieldin ElsayidCollege of Science and Health Professions King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Fahad AseriFaculty of Medicine King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Nada O TaherCollege of Science and Health Professions King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Ali AlghamdiFaculty of Medicine King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia.
Abdulwahab AlshehriCollege of Medicine Almaarefa University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Background: The inflammation plays a role in the pathophysiology of type-2 diabetes progression, and the mechanism remains unclear. The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is a novel inflammatory marker for type 2 diabetes patients and integrates multiple indicators in complete blood counts and routine blood tests. Aim: Since there is no international diagnostic standard for dry eye disease (DED), this study uses low-cost inflammatory blood biomarkers to investigate the correlation between SII and DM2-DED and determine the diagnosis indices of other biomarkers in DM2-DED. Methodology: A case-control retrospective analysis of totel patients Results: Focusing on DM2-DED patients was more common in females, 59.6%, than in males, 40.2%. The mean ages were 60.7 ± 11.85 years, a statistically significant difference with all groups. In the study group DM2-DED, there was an increase in all blood markers compared to all remaining groups except PLR. Only neutrophil, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and fasting blood sugar levels were statistically significant differences in DM2-DED patients ( Conclusion: This study demonstrated that elevated SII values were linked to elevated HbA1c in DM2-DED patients. The potential of SII and HbA1c as early diagnostic indicators for ocular problems associated with diabetes mellitus is highlighted by their favorable connection in diagnosing DM2-DED.

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dry eye disease (DED)neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR)platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (PLR)systemic immune‐inflammation index (SII)type 2 diabetes (DM2)type 2 diabetes with dry eye disease (DM2‐DED)

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PMID38698793
PMCPMC11063262

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