Abstract

The present study utilized the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database to examine the relationship between serum levels of heavy metals and Diabetic retinopathy (DR) in individuals aged over 30 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the United States. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 1583 individuals with T2DM from the NHANES 2011–2020, including 331 individuals in the DR group and 1252 individuals in the non-DR group. We collected data on serum levels of heavy metals, DR, and serum albumin for descriptive statistics, linear regression, and logistical regression analysis. After adjusting for age, gender, race and other factors, there was no statistically significant association between blood cadmium, selenium, mercury, or lead and DR. However, serum manganese (Mn) and DR had a significant negative association (β = − 0.2045, 95% CI = − 0.3484, − 0.0606). Serum albumin partially modulated the indirect influence of serum Mn on the incidence of DR, accounting for 12.80% of the association between serum Mn and DR. There was a negative association between serum Mn levels and the prevalence of DR in people with T2DM. Mn intake at least in this study has a little influence on the onset and development of DR.

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Title
Association between serum heavy metal levels and diabetic retinopathy in NHANES 2011–2020
Author
Zhang, Yan 1 ; Liu, Xuekui 2 ; Zhang, Xia 1 ; Li, Lin 3 ; Li, Qing 1 ; Geng, Houfa 2 ; Shi, Li 2 ; Wang, Ben 2 ; Qiu, Qinqin 2 ; Yu, Tianpei 2 ; Sang, Yiquan 2 ; Wang, Liying 2 ; Liang, Jun 4 ; Xu, Wei 4 

 The Xuzhou Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China (GRID:grid.413458.f) (ISNI:0000 0000 9330 9891) 
 Xuzhou Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Southeast University, Department of Endocrinology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Institute of Medical Sciences, Xuzhou, China (GRID:grid.263826.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 1761 0489) 
 Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China (GRID:grid.252957.e) (ISNI:0000 0001 1484 5512) 
 The Xuzhou Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China (GRID:grid.413458.f) (ISNI:0000 0000 9330 9891); Xuzhou Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Southeast University, Department of Endocrinology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Institute of Medical Sciences, Xuzhou, China (GRID:grid.263826.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 1761 0489) 
Pages
1268
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2913759867
Copyright
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