摘要
AIM: To explore the correlation between several blood cell-associated inflammatory indices including mean platelet volume(MPV), platelet distribution width(PDW), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio(NLR) and platelet-lymphocyte ratio(PLR), and the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy(DR). METHODS: We searched for eligible studies from PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and CNKI up to December 13, 2017. Standardized mean difference(SMD) calculated with confidence interval(CI) of 95% was used to estimate the values of those indices. RESULTS: A total of 31 studies were included in the present Meta-analysis. As compared with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2 DM) patients without DR, the values of MPV, PDW, NLR, and PLR were higher in patients with DR(SMD=0.67; 95%CI: 0.36 to 0.98; SMD=0.51; 95%CI: 0.27 to 0.75; SMD=0.77; 95%CI: 0.49 to 1.05 and SMD=1.18; 95%CI: 0.07 to 2.28). Additionally, it was also observed that MPV was closely correlated with the severity of DR. CONCLUSION: MPV, PDW, NLR, and PLR could be recommended as diagnostic biomarkers for DR, and MPV could be applied to assess the severity of DR.
AIM: To explore the correlation between several blood cell-associated inflammatory indices including mean platelet volume(MPV), platelet distribution width(PDW), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio(NLR) and platelet-lymphocyte ratio(PLR), and the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy(DR). METHODS: We searched for eligible studies from PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and CNKI up to December 13, 2017. Standardized mean difference(SMD) calculated with confidence interval(CI) of 95% was used to estimate the values of those indices. RESULTS: A total of 31 studies were included in the present Meta-analysis. As compared with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2 DM) patients without DR, the values of MPV, PDW, NLR, and PLR were higher in patients with DR(SMD=0.67; 95%CI: 0.36 to 0.98; SMD=0.51; 95%CI: 0.27 to 0.75; SMD=0.77; 95%CI: 0.49 to 1.05 and SMD=1.18; 95%CI: 0.07 to 2.28). Additionally, it was also observed that MPV was closely correlated with the severity of DR. CONCLUSION: MPV, PDW, NLR, and PLR could be recommended as diagnostic biomarkers for DR, and MPV could be applied to assess the severity of DR.