title: Correlation of C-reactive protein and body mass index with diabetic retinopathy in Indian population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Association of C-reactive protein (CRP) and body mass index (BMI) with diabetic retinopathy (DR) has conflicting reports.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty diabetes patients each with DR (Group A), no DR (Group B) and 60 healthy volunteers (control, group C) were studied. CRP was measured. BMI was calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant difference in CRP was observed between groups A & B (p=0.000) and A & C (p=0.007). No significant difference in BMI was observed. Central macular thickness correlated positively with CRP and negatively with BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We observed strong association of CRP with DR and no significant relationship between DR and BMI.
authors.affiliation: Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, 88 College Street, Kolkata 700073, India.
authors.forename: Dipayan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, 88 College Street, Kolkata 700073, India. Electronic address: sambuddhaghosh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sambuddha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, 88 College Street, Kolkata 700073, India.
authors.forename: Debesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein
keywords: Body mass index; C-reactive protein; Diabetic retinopathy