Research Article
Retinal Microvascular Density and Perfusion during an Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia Episode: A Warning Call
Table 2
Vascular reactivity to hypoglycemia event.
| 3 × 3 mm protocol | Vascular perfusion (%) | Vascular density (%) | Stages | Healthy (n = 42) | DM without DR (n = 37) | DM with DR (n = 18) | value | Healthy (n = 42) | DM without DR (n = 37) | DM with DR (n = 18) | value |
| Baseline | 34.58 (3.5) | 33.54 (2.79) | 31.08 (4.38) | 0.009 | 19.62 (1.46) | 18.54 (2.02) | 16.85 (3.28) | 0.002 | Hypoglycemia | 32.42 (3.74) | 31.71 (3.77) | 29.46 (4.46) | 0.095 | 18.46 (2.32) | 17.73 (2.58) | 16.08 (3.04) | 0.034 | Return to normoglycemia | 33.83 (2.74) | 33.08 (4.1) | 30.15 (4.24) | 0.016 | 19.17 (1.6) | 18.42 (2.5) | 16.38 (2.98) | 0.004 | value | 0.011 | 0.011 | 0.001 | | 0.041 | 0.016 | 0.094 | |
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SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; DM: diabetes mellitus. Bold values represent the statistically significant values (P < 0.05).
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