Abstract

STUDY DESIGN : CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
PURPOSE– To assess the correlation of RDW in type II Diabetes mellitus for the early detection of NPDR.
METHODS- A Hospital-based cross-sectional study was done at Assam Medical College,Dibrugarh over a period of 6 months while 38 cases were evaluated. In this study, the red cell distribution width was recorded and a thorough clinical evaluation was done. RDW-SD and RDW-CV estimated by Automated cell counter (Sysmex 550; 6-part cell counter)
RESULTS– Of the total 38 cases, 9(23.6 %) cases have no diabetic retinopathy,15(39.4%) cases have mild NPDR, and 14(36.8%) cases have moderate NPDR.6(15.7%) cases of mild NPDR and 4(10.5%) cases of moderate NPDR fall in the range of RDW 11.6 to 14% and 9(23.6%) cases of mild NPDR and 11(28.9 %) cases of moderate NPDR fall in the range of RDW >14%. RDW shows an increasing trend as the severity of DR increases.
CONCLUSION: Detecting inflammatory markers can aid in the early detection of diabetic retinopathy

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