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1. Vision-related quality of life and symptom perception change over time in newly-diagnosed primary open angle glaucoma patients

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Riva, I, Legramandi, L, Rulli, E, Konstas, Ag, Katsanos, A, Oddone, F, Weinreb, Rn, Quaranta, L, Varano, L, Carchedi, T, Talarico, S, Parravano, F, Motolese, I, Bagaglia, Sa, Rossi, Gcm, Lateri, S, Bossolesi, L, Carmassi, L, Rolle, T, Piccini, R, Ratiglia, R, Rossi, A, Gandolfi, S, Tagliavini, Ungaro, N, Fossarello, M, Cuccu, A, Zucca, I, Uva, M, Bonacci, E, Cardarella, G, Tognetto, D, Vattovani, O, Vallon, P, Iannacone, F, Fontana, L, Marchi, S, Manni, G, Iannetta, D, Roberti, G, Rossetti, L, Maggiolo, E, Oneta, O, Sborgia, C, Cantatore, F, Mastropasqua, L, Agnifili, L, Campos, E, Gizzi, C, Giannaccare, G, Pucci, Cassamali, M, Costagliola, C, Traverso, C, Scotto, R, Musolino, M, Landi, L, Bagnis, A, Riva I, Legramandi L, Rulli E, Konstas AG, Katsanos A, Oddone F, Weinreb RN, Quaranta L, Italian Study Group on QoL in Glaucoma: L Varano, T Carchedi, S Talarico, F Parravano, I Motolese, SA Bagaglia, GCM Rossi, S Lateri, L Bossolesi, L Carmassi, T Rolle, R Piccini, R Ratiglia, A Rossi, S Gandolfi, V Tagliavini, N Ungaro, M Fossarello, A Cuccu, I Zucca, M Uva, E Bonacci, G Cardarella, D Tognetto, O Vattovani, P Vallon, F Iannacone, L Fontana, S Marchi, GL Manni, D Jannetta, G Roberti, L Rossetti, E Maggiolo, O Oneta, C Sborgia, F Cantatore, L Mastropasqua, L Agnifili, E Campos, C Gizzi, G Giannaccare, V Pucci, M Cassamali, C Costagliola, C Traverso, R Scotto, M Musolino, L Landi, A Bagnis, Riva, Ivano, Legramandi, Lorenzo, Rulli, Eliana, Konstas, Anastasios G, Katsanos, Andrea, Oddone, Francesco, Weinreb, Robert N, Quaranta, Luciano, Varano, L, Carchedi, T, Talarico, S, Parravano, F, Motolese, I, Bagaglia, Sa, Rossi, Gcm, Lateri, S, Bossolesi, L, Carmassi, L, Rolle, T, Piccini, R, Ratiglia, R, Rossi, A, Gandolfi, S, Tagliavini, Ungaro, N, Fossarello, M, Cuccu, A, Zucca, I, Uva, M, Bonacci, E, Cardarella, G, Tognetto, D, Vattovani, O, Vallon, P, Iannacone, F, Fontana, L, Marchi, S, Manni, Gl, Jannetta, D, Roberti, G, Rossetti, L, Maggiolo, E, Oneta, O, Sborgia, C, Cantatore, F, Mastropasqua, L, Agnifili, L, Campos, E, Gizzi, C, Giannaccare, G, Pucci, Cassamali, M, Costagliola, C, Traverso, C, Scotto, R, Musolino, M, Landi, L, and Bagnis, A.

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0301 basic medicine, Change over time, medicine.medical_specialty, Aging, Visual acuity, Open angle glaucoma, genetic structures, Population, lcsh:Medicine, Glaucoma, Diseases, Italian Study Group on QoL in Glaucoma, Neurodegenerative, Eye, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Medical research, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, Clinical Research, Settore MED/30, Internal medicine, medicine, POAG, lcsh:Science, education, Prospective cohort study, Author Correction, Eye Disease and Disorders of Vision, education.field_of_study, Multidisciplinary, business.industry, lcsh:R, Neurosciences, medicine.disease, primary open angle glaucoma, humanities, eye diseases, 030104 developmental biology, Symptom perception, glaucoma, quality of life, lcsh:Q, sense organs, medicine.symptom, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract

To evaluate the change over time of vision-related quality of life (QoL) and glaucoma symptoms in a population of newly-diagnosed primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients. Multicenter, prospective study. Consecutive newly-diagnosed POAG patients were enrolled and followed-up for one year. Follow-up visits were scheduled at 6 and 12 months from baseline. At each visit, vision-related QoL and glaucoma-related symptoms were assessed by the means of the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) and the Glaucoma Symptom Scale (GSS), respectively. Trends over time for NEI-VFQ-25 and GSS scores were evaluated with longitudinal linear mixed models. One-hundred seventy-eight patients were included in the analysis. At baseline, early to moderate glaucoma stages were associated with higher scores for most GSS and NEI-VFQ-25 items, while lower best-corrected visual acuity was associated with lower scores for 4 of the 12 NEI-VFQ-25 items. During the follow-up, all the GSS scores, the NEI-VFQ-25 total score, and 7 of the 12 NEI-VFQ-25 scores significantly improved (p

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2019

2. Evaluating the Effects of an Ophthalmic Solution of Coenzyme Q10 and Vitamin E in Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients: A Study Protocol

Author

Quaranta, L., Riva, I., Biagioli, E., Rulli, E., Poli, D., Legramandi, L., Fossarello, M., Uva, M., Carmassi, L., Gandolfi, S., Rossi, G. C., Fontana, L., Rolle, T., Tognetto, D., Mastropasqua, L., Campos, E., Nucci, C., Scuderi, G., Marchini, G., Quaranta, L., Riva, I., Biagioli, E., Rulli, E., Poli, D., Legramandi, L., Fossarello, M., Uva, M., Carmassi, L., Gandolfi, S., Rossi, G. C., Fontana, L., Rolle, T., Tognetto, D., Mastropasqua, L., Campos, E., Nucci, C., Scuderi, G., and Marchini, G.

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Male, 030213 general clinical medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, Open angle glaucoma, medicine.drug_class, Ubiquinone, Glaucoma, Placebo, law.invention, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, Double-Blind Method, law, Settore MED/30, Ophthalmology, medicine, Humans, Vitamin E, Pharmacology (medical), Open-angle glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Aged, Coenzyme Q10, business.industry, Hazard ratio, General Medicine, Prostaglandin analogue, Randomized clinical trial, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Clinical trial, chemistry, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Female, Ophthalmic Solutions, Visual Fields, business, Glaucoma, Open-Angle
Abstract

Introduction: The CoQun® study is a multicenter, controlled trial aimed to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of Coqun®, an ophthalmic solution of Coenzyme q10 (CoQ10) and Vitamin E (VitE), in patients affected by primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Pre-clinical studies and small non-controlled clinical trials have previously shown a potential role of CoQ10 and VitE in glaucoma neuroprotection, both in vitro and in vivo. Methods: Randomized, parallel arm, multicenter, double-blind study. POAG patients with an IOP ranging from 17 to 21 mm Hg on monotherapy with a prostaglandin analogue (PGA) will be considered for study enrollment. Inclusion criteria will be visual field (VF) mean deviation between − 4 and − 10 dB and VF Pattern Standard Deviation between 4 and 10 dB. Eligible patients will be randomized to receive CoQun® (Arm A) or placebo (Arm B), in addition to PGA monotherapy. Planned Outcomes: Primary outcome will be time to progression, defined as the time between the baseline visit and the visit with confirmed VF progression. A total of 612 patients are planned to be enrolled, to detect a hazard ratio of 0.65, with a power of 80% and an alpha error of 0.05 (two-sided). For study power calculation, 10% non-evaluable patients are assumed. This is the first study investigating, in a randomized, double-blind and controlled fashion, the neuroprotective effects of CoQ10 and VitE in POAG patients. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT03611530.

Published
2019

3. Influence of Sociodemographic Factors on Disease Characteristics and Vision-related Quality of Life in Primary Open-angle Glaucoma Patients: The Italian Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Study (IPOAGS)

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Riva, Ivano, Legramandi, Lorenzo, Katsanos, Andreas, Oddone, Francesco, Rulli, Eliana, Roberti, Gloria, Quaranta Luciano, Varano L, Carchedi T, Talarico S, Parravano F, Motolese I, Bagaglia SA, Rossi GCM, Lateri S, Bossolesi L, Carmassi L, Rolle T, Piccini R, Ratiglia R, Rossi A, Gandolfi S, Tagliavini V, Ungaro N, Fossarello M, Cucca A, Zucca I, Uva M, Bonacci E, Cardarella G, Tognetto D, Vattovani O, Vallon P, Iannacone F, Fontana L, Marchi S, Manni GL, Jannetta D, Roberti G, Rossetti L, Maggiolo E, Oneta O, Sborgia C, Cantatore F, Mastropasqua L, Agnifili L, Campos E, Gizzi C, Giannaccare G, Pucci V, Cassamali M, Costagliola C, Scotto R, Musolino M, Landi L, Bagnis A., I Riva, L Legramandi, A Katsanos, F Oddone, E Rulli, G Roberti, L Quaranta, Italian Study Group on QoL in Glaucoma: L Varano, T Carchedi, S Talarico, F Parravano, I Motolese, SA Bagaglia, GCM Rossi, S Lateri, L Bossolesi, L Carmassi, T Rolle, R Piccini, R Ratiglia, A Rossi, S Gandolfi, V Tagliavini, N Ungaro, M Fossarello, A Cucca, I Zucca, M Uva, E Bonacci, G Cardarella, D Tognetto, O Vattovani, P Vallon, F Iannacone, L Fontana, S Marchi, GL Manni, D Jannetta, L Rossetti, E Maggiolo, O Oneta, C Sborgia, F Cantatore, L Mastropasqua, L Agnifili, E Campos, C Gizzi, G Giannaccare, V Pucci, M Cassamali, C Costagliola, C Traverso, R Scotto, M Musolino, L Landi, A Bagnis, Riva, Ivano, Legramandi, Lorenzo, Katsanos, Andrea, Oddone, Francesco, Rulli, Eliana, Roberti, Gloria, Quaranta, Luciano, Varano, L, Carchedi, T, Talarico, S, Parravano, F, Motolese, I, Bagaglia, Sa, Rossi, Gcm, Lateri, S, Bossolesi, L, Carmassi, L, Rolle, T, Piccini, R, Ratiglia, R, Rossi, A, Gandolfi, S, Tagliavini, V, Ungaro, N, Fossarello, M, Cucca, A, Zucca, I, Uva, M, Bonacci, E, Cardarella, G, Tognetto, D, Vattovani, O, Vallon, P, Iannacone, F, Fontana, L, Marchi, S, Manni, Gl, Jannetta, D, Roberti, G, Rossetti, L, Maggiolo, E, Oneta, O, Sborgia, C, Cantatore, F, Mastropasqua, L, Agnifili, L, Campos, E, Gizzi, C, Giannaccare, G, Pucci, V, Cassamali, M, Costagliola, C, Scotto, R, Musolino, M, Landi, L, and Bagnis, A.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Multivariate statistics, Visual acuity, Open angle glaucoma, genetic structures, Cross-sectional study, sociodemographic factors, Visual Acuity, Glaucoma, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, Internal medicine, Settore MED/30, Sickness Impact Profile, Surveys and Questionnaires, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Intraocular Pressure, Vision, Ocular, Aged, Demography, business.industry, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, eye diseases, glaucoma, quality of life, Ophthalmology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Italy, sociodemographic factor, 030221 ophthalmology & optometry, Quality of Life, Marital status, Disease characteristics, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Glaucoma, Open-Angle
Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this article was to evaluate the potential association between sociodemographic factors with clinical characteristics, vision-related quality of life (QoL), and glaucoma-related symptoms scores in a large cohort of primary open-angle glaucoma patients. Materials and Methods: Multicenter, cross-sectional study involving academic and nonacademic centers. Previously diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma patients aged >18 years were enrolled. At baseline, information on demographic characteristics, social, medical and ocular history, clinical presentation and treatments was collected. Vision-related QoL was evaluated by means of the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25), while glaucoma-related symptoms were evaluated using the Glaucoma Symptom Scale (GSS) questionnaire. The associations between sociodemographic factors with clinical characteristics (mean deviation, pattern standard deviation, best-corrected visual acuity), NEI-VFQ-25, and GSS scores were evaluated by means of univariate and multivariate general linear models. Results: A total of 3227 patients were enrolled. Older age and male sex were significantly associated with lower mean deviation (P

Published
2018

4. Protein intake and urinary albumin excretion rates in the EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study

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Toeller, M, Buyken, A, Heitkamp, G, Brämswig, S, Mann, J, Milne, R, Gries, F. A, Keen, H, Karamanos, B, Tountas, C, Kofinis, A, Petrou, K, Katsilambros, N, Roussipenessi, D, Cignarelli, M, Giorgino, R, Degeco, Ml, Ramunni, I, Ionescutirgoviste, C, Strachinariu, R, Nicolau, A, Tamas, G, Kerenyi, Z, Ahmed, Am, Toth, J, Kempler, P, Muntoni, S, Songini, M, Stabilini, M, Fossarello, M, Pintus, S, Ferriss, B, Cronin, Cc, Humphreys, M, Klischan, A, Forst, T, Schumacher, W, Rottiers, R, Priem, H, Deschoolmeester, Mj, Ebeling, P, Sinisalo, M, Koivisto, Va, Idziorwalus, B, Solnica, B, Szopinskaciba, L, Solnica, K, Krans, Hmj, Lemkes, Hhpj, Jansen, Jj, Eltedewever, Bm, Nunescorrea, J, Boavida, J, Carvalho, R, Afonso, Mj, Monteiro, M, Mitchell, DAVID ROSS, Jepson, E, Mchardyyoung, S, Fuller, Jh, Betteridge, Dj, Milne, M, Thompson, T, Michel, G, Wirion, R, Paquet, S, Hornick, H, Boulton, Ajm, Ashe, H, Fernando, Djs, Curwell, J, Pozza, G, Slaviero, G, Comi, G, Fattor, B, Bandello, F, Marchi, Manuel, Mehnert, H, Nuber, A, Janka, H, Nichting, M, Standl, E, Crepaldi, G, Nosadini, R, Cathelineau, G, Cathelineau, Bv, Jellal, M, Grodner, N, Feiss, Pg, Baclet, N, Santeusanio, F, Rosi, G, Ventura, Mrm, Cagini, C, Marino, C, Navalesi, R, Penno, G, Miccoli, R, Nannipieri, M, Manfredi, S, Bertolotto, A, Ghirlanda, G, Cotroneo, P, Manto, A, Teodonio, C, Minnella, A, Careddu, G, Ward, Jd, Tesfaye, S, Mody, C, Rudd, C, Molinatti, Gm, Vitelli, F, Porta, M, Pagano, Gf, Estivi, Sivieri, P., R, Carta, Q, Petraroli, G, Papazoglu, N, Goutzourela, M, Manes, C, Bensoussan, D, Fallas, Mc, Fallas, P, Dhanaeus, C, Muggeo, M, Cacciatori, V, Bellavere, F, Galante, P, Gemma, Ml, Branzi, P, Irsigler, K, Abrahamian, H, Gurdet, C, Hornlein, B, Willinger, C, Strohner, H, Just, M, Walford, S, Wardle, Henio, Ev, S, Cooke, H, Roglic, G, Resman, Z, Metelko, Z, Skrabalo, Z, Vrhovac, V., Toeller, M, Buyken, A, Heitkamp, G, Bramswig, S, Mann, J, Milne, R, Gries, Fa, Keen, H, Karamanos, B, Tountas, C, Kofinis, A, Petrou, K, Katsilambros, N, Roussipenessi, D, Cignarelli, M, Giorgino, R, Degeco, Ml, Ramunni, I, Ionescutirgoviste, C, Strachinariu, R, Nicolau, A, Tamas, G, Kerenyi, Z, Ahmed, Am, Toth, J, Kempler, P, Muntoni, S, Songini, M, Stabilini, M, Fossarello, M, Pintus, S, Ferriss, B, Cronin, Cc, Humphreys, M, Klischan, A, Forst, T, Schumacher, W, Rottiers, R, Priem, H, Deschoolmeester, Mj, Ebeling, P, Sinisalo, M, Koivisto, Va, Idziorwalus, B, Solnica, B, Szopinskaciba, L, Solnica, K, Krans, Hmj, Lemkes, Hhpj, Jansen, Jj, Eltedewever, Bm, Nunescorrea, J, Boavida, J, Carvalho, R, Afonso, Mj, Monteiro, M, David, R, Jepson, E, Mchardyyoung, S, Fuller, Jh, Betteridge, Dj, Milne, M, Thompson, T, Michel, G, Wirion, R, Paquet, S, Hornick, H, Boulton, Ajm, Ashe, H, Fernando, Dj, Curwell, J, Pozza, G, Slaviero, G, Comi, G, Fattor, B, Bandello, F, Marchi, M, Mehnert, H, Nuber, A, Janka, H, Nichting, M, Standl, E, Crepaldi, G, Nosadini, R, Cathelineau, G, Cathelineau, Bv, Jellal, M, Grodner, N, Feiss, Pg, Baclet, N, Santeusanio, F, Rosi, G, Ventura, Mrm, Cagini, C, Marino, C, Navalesi, R, Penno, G, Miccoli, R, Nannipieri, M, Manfredi, S, Bertolotto, A, Ghirlanda, G, Cotroneo, P, Manto, A, Teodonio, C, Minnella, A, Careddu, G, Ward, Jd, Tesfaye, S, Mody, C, Rudd, C, Molinatti, Gm, Vitelli, F, Porta, M, Pagano, Gf, Estivi, P, Sivieri, R, Carta, Q, Petraroli, G, Papazoglu, N, Goutzourela, M, Manes, C, Bensoussan, D, Fallas, Mc, Fallas, P, Dhanaeus, C, Muggeo, M, Cacciatori, V, Bellavere, F, Galante, P, Gemma, Ml, Branzi, P, Irsigler, K, Abrahamian, H, Gurdet, C, Hornlein, B, Willinger, C, Strohner, H, Just, M, Walford, S, Wardle, Ev, Henio, S, Cooke, H, Roglic, G, Resman, Z, Metelko, Z, Skrabalo, Z, and Vrhovac, V

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, endocrine system diseases, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Urinary system, Physiology, Albuminuria, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetic Nephropathies, Dietary Proteins, Europe, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Nephropathy, Protein intake, urinary albumin, Diabetic nephropathy, Excretion, Diabetes mellitus, Internal medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Internal Medicine, Medicine, Proteinuria, business.industry, medicine.disease, Endocrinology, Blood pressure, medicine.symptom, business, Type 1, Kidney disease
Abstract

For people with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) renal disease represents a life-threatening and costly complication. The EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study, a cross-sectional, clinic-based study, was designed to determine the prevalence of renal complications and putative risk factors in stratified samples of European individuals with IDDM. The present study examined the relationship between dietary protein intake and urinary albumin excretion rate (AER). Food intake was assessed centrally by a standardized 3-day dietary record. Urinary AER was determined in a central laboratory from a timed 24-h urine collection. Complete data were available from 2696 persons with IDDM from 30 centres in 16 European countries. In individuals who reported protein consumption less than 20 % of total food energy intake, mean AER was below 20 μg/min. In those in whom protein intake constituted more than 20 %, mean AER increased, a trend particularly pronounced in individuals with hypertension and/or poor metabolic control. Trends reached statistical significance for intakes of total protein (% of energy, p = 0.01) and animal protein (% of energy, p = 0.02), while no association was seen for vegetable protein (p = 0.83). These findings support the current recommendation for people with diabetes not to exceed a protein intake of 20 % of total energy. Monitoring and adjustment of dietary protein appears particularly desirable for individuals with AER exceeding 20 μg/min (approximately 30 mg/24 h), especially when arterial pressure is raised and/or diabetic control is poor. [Diabetologia (1997) 40: 1219–1226]

Published
1997

5. Repeatability of three-day dietary records in the EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study

Author

Toeller M, Buyken A, Heitkamp G, Milne R, Klischan A, Gries FA, Fuller JH, Keen H, Krans HMJ, Navalesi R, Sjolie AK, Stephenson JM, Viberti GC, Karamanos B, Tountas C, Kofinis A, Petrou K, Katsilambros N, RoussiPenessi D, Cignarelli M, Giorgino R, DeGeco ML, Ramunni I, IonescuTirgoviste C, Strachinariu R, Nicolau A, Tamas G, Kerenyi Z, Ahmed AM, Toth J, Kempler P, Muntoni S, Songini M, Stabilini M, Fossarello M, Pintus S, Ferriss B, Cronin CC, Humphreys M, Forst T, Schumacher W, Wagener W, Venhaus A, Rottiers R, Priem H, Deschoolmeester MJ, Ebeling P, Sinisalo M, Koivisto VA, IdziorWalus B, Solnica B, SzopinskaCiba L, Solnica K, Lemkes HHPJ, Jansen JJ, EltedeWever BM, NunesCorrea J, Boavida J, Carvalho R, Afonso MJ, Monteiro M, David R, Jepson E, McHardyYoung S, Betteridge DJ, Milne M, Thompson T, Michel G, Wirion R, Paquet S, Hornick H, Boulton AJM, Ashe H, Fernando DJS, Curwell J, Pozza G, Slaviero G, Comi G, Fattor B, Marchi M, Mehnert H, Nuber A, Janka H, Nichting M, Standl E, Crepaldi G, Nosadini R, Cathelineau G, Cathelineau BV, Jellal M, Grodner N, Feiss PG, Baclet N, Santeusanio F, Rosi G, Ventura MRM, Cagini C, Marino C, Penno G, Miccoli R, Nannipieri M, Manfredi S, Bertolotto A, Ghirlanda G, Manto A, Cotroneo P, Ward JD, Tesfaye S, Mody C, Rudd C, Papazoglou N, Goutzourela M, Manes C, Molinatti GM, Vitelli F, Porta M, Pagano GF, Estivi P, Sivieri R, Carta Q, Petraroli G, BenSoussan D, Fallas MC, Fallas P, Dhanaeus C, Bourgeois MD, Muggeo M, Cacciatori V, Bellavere F, Galante P, Gemma ML, Branzi P, Irsigler K, Abrahamian H, Gurdet C, Hornlein B, Willinger C, Strohner H, Just M, Walford S, Wardle EV, Henio S, Cooke H, Roglic G, Resman Z, Metelko Z, Skrabalo Z., BANDELLO , FRANCESCO, Toeller, M, Buyken, A, Heitkamp, G, Milne, R, Klischan, A, Gries, Fa, Fuller, Jh, Keen, H, Krans, Hmj, Navalesi, R, Sjolie, Ak, Stephenson, Jm, Viberti, Gc, Karamanos, B, Tountas, C, Kofinis, A, Petrou, K, Katsilambros, N, Roussipenessi, D, Cignarelli, M, Giorgino, R, Degeco, Ml, Ramunni, I, Ionescutirgoviste, C, Strachinariu, R, Nicolau, A, Tamas, G, Kerenyi, Z, Ahmed, Am, Toth, J, Kempler, P, Muntoni, S, Songini, M, Stabilini, M, Fossarello, M, Pintus, S, Ferriss, B, Cronin, Cc, Humphreys, M, Forst, T, Schumacher, W, Wagener, W, Venhaus, A, Rottiers, R, Priem, H, Deschoolmeester, Mj, Ebeling, P, Sinisalo, M, Koivisto, Va, Idziorwalus, B, Solnica, B, Szopinskaciba, L, Solnica, K, Lemkes, Hhpj, Jansen, Jj, Eltedewever, Bm, Nunescorrea, J, Boavida, J, Carvalho, R, Afonso, Mj, Monteiro, M, David, R, Jepson, E, Mchardyyoung, S, Betteridge, Dj, Milne, M, Thompson, T, Michel, G, Wirion, R, Paquet, S, Hornick, H, Boulton, Ajm, Ashe, H, Fernando, Dj, Curwell, J, Pozza, G, Slaviero, G, Comi, G, Fattor, B, Bandello, Francesco, Marchi, M, Mehnert, H, Nuber, A, Janka, H, Nichting, M, Standl, E, Crepaldi, G, Nosadini, R, Cathelineau, G, Cathelineau, Bv, Jellal, M, Grodner, N, Feiss, Pg, Baclet, N, Santeusanio, F, Rosi, G, Ventura, Mrm, Cagini, C, Marino, C, Penno, G, Miccoli, R, Nannipieri, M, Manfredi, S, Bertolotto, A, Ghirlanda, G, Manto, A, Cotroneo, P, Ward, Jd, Tesfaye, S, Mody, C, Rudd, C, Papazoglou, N, Goutzourela, M, Manes, C, Molinatti, Gm, Vitelli, F, Porta, M, Pagano, Gf, Estivi, P, Sivieri, R, Carta, Q, Petraroli, G, Bensoussan, D, Fallas, Mc, Fallas, P, Dhanaeus, C, Bourgeois, Md, Muggeo, M, Cacciatori, V, Bellavere, F, Galante, P, Gemma, Ml, Branzi, P, Irsigler, K, Abrahamian, H, Gurdet, C, Hornlein, B, Willinger, C, Strohner, H, Just, M, Walford, S, Wardle, Ev, Henio, S, Cooke, H, Roglic, G, Resman, Z, Metelko, Z, and Skrabalo, Z.

Subjects
Dietary Fiber, medicine.medical_specialty, Alcohol Drinking, European community, Saturated fat, Population, Medicine (miscellaneous), the EURODIAB IDDM Study, Diabetes mellitus, Dietary Carbohydrates, medicine, Humans, education, education.field_of_study, Nutrition and Dietetics, business.industry, Reproducibility of Results, Repeatability, medicine.disease, Dietary Fats, Diet Records, Confidence interval, Surgery, Europe, three-day dietary records, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Nutrition Assessment, Quartile, Cohort, Dietary Proteins, Energy Intake, business, Demography
Abstract

Objectives: Repeatability of a dietary method is important in determining the quality of nutritional data. It should be assessed in the population of interest. This study evaluated the repeatability of nutritional data from standardized three-day dietary records, from the clinic-based, cross-sectional multi-centre EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study. Design and Subjects: 15% of the total EURODIAB cohort was randomly selected to test the repeatability of nutritional intake data. Two three-day records, completed three weeks apart, were available for 216 diabetic patients (7.5%) representative of the total cohort. All records were analysed centrally, for intakes of protein (animal and vegetable), fat (saturated fat and cholesterol), carbohydrate, fibre, alcohol and energy. Repeatability was measured comparing mean intakes, determining the proportion of patients classified into the same/opposite quartile by the two three-day records and assessing mean differences with standard deviations (s.d.d). Results: There were no significant differences in mean energy and nutrient intakes between the first and second records. Classification of individuals into the opposite quartile occurred only in 0–4% of patients and overall about 50% (range 44–74%) of the subjects were classified into the same quartiles of intakes. Only small mean differences were found for energy intake (−156 (1633) kJ; 95% confidence limits −375, 63 kJ) and nutrients with s.d.ds comparable to intra-individual variations in the general population. The differences in energy intake were randomly distributed over the range of intakes. Conclusions: The present study demonstrates that standardized three day dietary records show a high degree of repeatability within a short period of time in a sample of European IDDM patients. The good repeatability strengthens the conclusions drawn from the nutritional data in the EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study. Sponsorship: Nutrition Co-ordinating Centre research funds, Diabetes Research Institute at Heinrich-Heine University, Dusseldorf. The EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study was supported by the European Community.

Published
1997

6. Microalbuminuria in type 1 diabetes: Rates, risk factors and glycemic threshold

Author

Chaturvedi, Nish, Bandinelli, Simona, Mangili, Ruggero, Penno, Guiseppe, Rottiers, Raoul E., Fuller, John H., Karamanos, B., Kofinis, A., Petrou, K., Giorgino, R., Giorgino, F., Picca, G., Angarano, A., De Pergola, G., Ionescu-Tirgoviste, C., Coszma, A., Songini, M., Casu, A., Pedron, M., Fossarello, M., Ferriss, J. B., Grealy, G., Keefe, D. O., White, A., Cleary, P. E., Toeller, M., Arden, C., Rottiers, R., Tuyttens, C., Priem, H., Ebeling, P., Kylliainen, M., Kyostio-Renvall, T., Idzior-Walus, B., Sieradzki, J., Cyganek, K., Lemkes, H. H. P. J., Roest, C., Nunes-Correa, J., Rogado, M. C., Gardete-Correia, L., Cardoso, M. C., Michel, G., Wirion, R., Cardillo, S., Pozza, G., Mangili, R., Asnaghi, V., Lattanzio, Rosangela, Galardi, G., Standl, E., Schaffler, B., Brand, H., Harms, A., Ben Soussan, D., Verier-Mine, O., Fuller, J. H., Holloway, J., Asbury, L., Betteridge, D. J., Cathelineau, G., Bouallouche, A., Villatte Cathelineau, B., Santeusanio, F., Rosi, G., D’ Alessandro, V., Cagini, C., Navalesi, R., Penno, G., Bandinelli, S., Miccoli, R., Ghirlanda, G., Saponara, C., Cotroneo, P., Manto, A., Minnella, A., Ward, J. D., Tesfaye, S., Eaton, S., Mody, C., Porta, M., Perin, P. Cavallo, Borra, M., Giunti, S., Papazoglou, N., Manes, Gianfranco, Muggeo, M., Iagulli, M., Irsigler, K., Abrahamian, H., Walford, S., Wardle, E. V., Sinclair, J., Hughes, S., Roglic, G., Metelko, Z., Resman, Z., Sjolie, A. -. K., Chaturvedi, N., Ferriss, B., Webb, D., Viberti, G. -. C., Swaminathan, R., Lumb, P., Collins, A., Sankaralingham, S., Aldington, S., Mortemore, T., and Lipinski, H.

Subjects
Albuminuria, Blood sugar control, Cardiovascular disease, Insulin resistance, Renal disease, Adolescent, Adult, Blood Glucose, Body Constitution, Cohort Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Differential Threshold, Disease Progression, Europe, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Insulin Resistance, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Reference Values, Risk Factors, Triglycerides, Nephrology, endocrine system diseases, urologic and male genital diseases, Gastroenterology, Waist–hip ratio, Proteinuria, Settore MED/30 - MALATTIE APPARATO VISIVO, female genital diseases and pregnancy complications, medicine.symptom, Type 1, medicine.medical_specialty, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, medicine, Risk factor, Glycemic, Type 1 diabetes, business.industry, nutritional and metabolic diseases, medicine.disease, Endocrinology, Microalbuminuria, business
Abstract

Microalbuminuria in type 1 diabetes: Rates, risk factors and glycemic threshold.BackgroundThe occurrence of microalbuminuria in type 1 diabetes is strongly predictive of renal and cardiovascular disease and is still likely to occur despite improvements in glycemic control. A better understanding of microalbuminuria is required to inform new interventions. We determined the incidence and risk factors for microalbuminuria [albumin excretion rate (AER) 20 to 200 μg/min] in the EURODIAB Prospective Complications Study.MethodsThis is a seven-year follow-up (between 1988 and 1991) of 1134 normoalbuminuric men and women (aged 15 to 60) with type 1 diabetes from 31 European centers. Risk factors and AER were measured centrally.ResultsThe incidence of microalbuminuria was 12.6% over 7.3 years. Independent baseline risk factors were HbA1c (7.1 vs. 6.2%, P = 0.0001) and AER (9.6 vs. 7.8 μg/min, P = 0.0001) and, independent of these, fasting triglyceride (0.99 vs. 0.88 mmol/L, P = 0.01), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (3.5 vs. 3.2 mmol/L, P = 0.02), body mass index (24.0 vs. 23.4 kg/m2, P = 0.01), and waist to hip ratio (WHR; 0.85 vs. 0.83, P = 0.009). Triglyceride and WHR risk factors were nearly as strong as AER in predicting microalbuminuria (standardized regression effects of 1.3 for triglyceride and WHR and 1.5 for AER). Blood pressure at follow-up, but not at baseline, was also raised in those who progressed. There was no evidence of a threshold of HbA1c on microalbuminuria risk.ConclusionsThe incidence of microalbuminuria in patients with type 1 diabetes remains high, and there is no apparent glycemic threshold for it. Markers of insulin resistance, such as triglyceride and WHR, are strong risk factors. Systemic blood pressure is not raised prior to the onset of microalbuminuria.

Published
2001

7. Fibrinogen and von Willebrand factor in IDDM: relationships to lipid vascular risk factors, blood pressure, glycaemic control and urinary albumin excretion rate: the EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study

Author

Greaves, M, Malia, Rg, Goodfellow, K, Mattock, M, Stevens, Lk, Stephenson, Jm, Fuller, Jh, Karamanos, B, Tountas, C, Kofinis, A, Petrou, K, Katsilambros, N, Giorgino, R, Cignarelli, M, Decicco, Ml, Ramunni, I, Ionescutirgoviste, C, Iosif, Cm, Pitei, D, Buligescu, S, Tamas, G, Kerenyi, Z, Ahmed, Am, Toth, J, Kempler, P, Muntoni, S, Songini, M, Stabilini, M, Fossarello, M, Pintus, S, Ferriss, Jb, Cronin, Cc, Whyte, Ae, Cleary, Pe, Toeller, M, Klischan, A, Forst, T, Gries, Fa, Rottiers, R, Priem, H, Ebeling, P, Sinisalo, M, Koivisto, Va, Idziorwalus, B, Solnica, B, Szopinskaciba, L, Solnica, K, Krans, Hmj, Lemkes, Hhpj, Jansen, Jj, Brachter, J, Nunescorrea, J, Boavida, J, Michel, G, Wirion, R, Boulton, Ajm, Ashe, H, Fernando, Djs, Pozza, G, Slaviero, G, Comi, G, Fattor, B, Bandello, F, Janka, Hu, Nuber, A, Mehnert, H, Bensoussan, D, Fallas, Mc, Fallas, P, Jepson, E, Mchardyyoung, S, Betteridge, Dj, Milne, M, Crepaldi, G, Nosadini, R, Segato, T, Midena, E, Cipollina, Mr, Fedele, D, Cathelineau, G, Cathelineau, Bv, Jellal, M, Grodner, N, Feiss, Pg, Santeusanio, F, Rosi, G, Ventura, Mrm, Cagini, C, Marino, C, Navalesi, R, Penno, G, Miccoli, Roberto, Nannipieri, Monica, Manfredi, S, Ghirlanda, G, Cotroneo, P, Manto, A, Teodonio, C, Minnella, A, Ward, Jd, Tesfaye, S, Mody, C, Rudd, C, Molinatti, Gm, Vitelli, F, Porta, M, Pagano, Gf, Perin, Pc, Estivi, P, Sivieri, R, Carta, Q, Petraroli, G, Papazoglou, N, Manes, G, Triantaphyllou, G, Ioannides, A, Skazagar, G, Kontogiannis, I, Muggeo, M, Cacciatori, V, Bellavere, F, Galante, P, Gemma, Ml, Irsigler, K, Abrahamian, H, Gurdet, C, Hornlein, B, Willinger, C, Walford, S, Wardle, Ev, Hughes, S, Roglic, G, Resman, Z, Metelko, Z, Skrabalo, Z, Keen, H, Navelesi, R, Sjolie, Ak, Viberti, Gc, Ward, J, Partridge, T, John, Wg, Collins, A, Dredge, A, Sharp, R, Kohner, E, Aldington, S, Cockley, S., Greaves, M, Malia, Rg, Goodfellow, K, Mattock, M, Stevens, Lk, Stephenson, Jm, Fuller, Jh, Karamanos, B, Tountas, C, Kofinis, A, Petrou, K, Katsilambros, N, Giorgino, R, Cignarelli, M, Decicco, Ml, Ramunni, I, Ionescutirgoviste, C, Iosif, Cm, Pitei, D, Buligescu, S, Tamas, G, Kerenyi, Z, Ahmed, Am, Toth, J, Kempler, P, Muntoni, S, Songini, M, Stabilini, M, Fossarello, M, Pintus, S, Ferriss, Jb, Cronin, Cc, Whyte, Ae, Cleary, Pe, Toeller, M, Klischan, A, Forst, T, Gries, Fa, Rottiers, R, Priem, H, Ebeling, P, Sinisalo, M, Koivisto, Va, Idziorwalus, B, Solnica, B, Szopinskaciba, L, Solnica, K, Krans, Hmj, Lemkes, Hhpj, Jansen, Jj, Brachter, J, Nunescorrea, J, Boavida, J, Michel, G, Wirion, R, Boulton, Ajm, Ashe, H, Fernando, Dj, Pozza, G, Slaviero, G, Comi, G, Fattor, B, Bandello, Francesco, Janka, Hu, Nuber, A, Mehnert, H, Bensoussan, D, Fallas, Mc, Fallas, P, Jepson, E, Mchardyyoung, S, Betteridge, Dj, Milne, M, Crepaldi, G, Nosadini, R, Segato, T, Midena, E, Cipollina, Mr, Fedele, D, Cathelineau, G, Cathelineau, Bv, Jellal, M, Grodner, N, Feiss, Pg, Santeusanio, F, Rosi, G, Ventura, Mrm, Cagini, C, Marino, C, Navalesi, R, Penno, G, Miccoli, R, Nannipieri, M, Manfredi, S, Ghirlanda, G, Cotroneo, P, Manto, A, Teodonio, C, Minnella, A, Ward, Jd, Tesfaye, S, Mody, C, Rudd, C, Molinatti, Gm, Vitelli, F, Porta, M, Pagano, Gf, Perin, Pc, Estivi, P, Sivieri, R, Carta, Q, Petraroli, G, Papazoglou, N, Manes, G, Triantaphyllou, G, Ioannides, A, Skazagar, G, Kontogiannis, I, Muggeo, M, Cacciatori, V, Bellavere, F, Galante, P, Gemma, Ml, Irsigler, K, Abrahamian, H, Gurdet, C, Hornlein, B, Willinger, C, Walford, S, Wardle, Ev, Hughes, S, Roglic, G, Resman, Z, Metelko, Z, Skrabalo, Z, Keen, H, Navelesi, R, Sjolie, Ak, Viberti, Gc, Ward, J, Partridge, T, John, Wg, Collins, A, Dredge, A, Sharp, R, Kohner, E, Aldington, S, and Cockley, S.

Subjects
Blood Glucose, Male, Glycated Hemoglobin A, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Blood lipids, Blood Pressure, Fibrinogen, Body Mass Index, Risk Factors, biology, Smoking, von Willebrand factor, fibrinogen, The EURODIAB IDDM Study, Europe, Cholesterol, Cardiovascular Diseases, Female, medicine.symptom, medicine.drug, Type 1, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, HDL, LDL, Von Willebrand factor, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, von Willebrand Factor, Internal Medicine, medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Albuminuria, Cholesterol, HDL, Cholesterol, LDL, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetic Angiopathies, Triglycerides, Glycated Hemoglobin, business.industry, Vascular disease, medicine.disease, Blood pressure, Endocrinology, biology.protein, Microalbuminuria, business
Abstract

The interrelationships between fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor, a marker of vascular endothelial cell damage, and serum lipids were explored in well-characterised subjects with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The 2091 subjects were enrolled into a cross-sectional, clinic-based study of complications, from 16 European countries: the EURODIAB IDDM Complications study. The anticipated significant relationships between both plasma fibrinogen and plasma von Willebrand factor concentrations and age and glycaemic control, and between fibrinogen and body mass index, were noted. Fibrinogen, adjusted for age and glycated haemoglobin concentration, was also related to smoking habits and was higher in the quartiles with highest systolic and diastolic blood pressures. There was a clustering of vascular risk factors, with a positive relationship between plasma fibrinogen and serum triglyceride concentrations in both genders and between fibrinogen and total cholesterol in males. An inverse relationship between fibrinogen and high density lipoprotein cholesterol was also apparent in males. A prominent feature was a positive relationship between both fibrinogen and von Willebrand factor and albumin excretion rate (p < 0.001 and p < 0.003 respectively) in those with retinopathy but not in these without this complication. In view of previous observations on blood pressure and albuminuria in these subjects the findings are consistent with the hypothesis that microalbuminuria and increased plasma von Willebrand factor are due to endothelial cell perturbation in response to mildly raised blood pressure in subjects with retinopathy. Fibrinogen may also contribute to microvascular disease and its relationships to lipid vascular risk factors suggest a possible pathogenic role in arterial disease in diabetes.

Published
1997

8. Nutritional intake of 2868 IDDM patients from 30 centres in Europe

Author

Toeller, M, Klischan, A, Heitkamp, G, Schumacher, W, Milne, R, Buyken, A, Karamanos, B, Gries, Fa, Fuller, Jh, Keen, H, Krans, Hmj, Navalesi, R, Sjolie, Ak, Stephenson, Jm, Viberti, Gc, Tountas, C, Kofinis, A, Petrou, K, Katsilambros, N, Roussipenessi, D, Cignarelli, M, Giorgino, R, Degeco, Ml, Ramunni, I, Ionescutirgoviste, C, Strachinariu, R, Nicolau, A, Tamas, G, Kerenyi, Z, Ahmed, Am, Toth, J, Kempler, P, Muntoni, S, Songini, M, Stabilini, M, Fossarello, M, Pintus, S, Ferriss, B, Cronin, Cc, Humphreys, M, Forst, T, Wagener, W, Venhaus, A, Rottiers, R, Priem, H, Deschoolmeester, Mj, Ebeling, P, Sinisalo, M, Koivisto, Va, Idziorwalus, B, Solnica, B, Szopinskaciba, L, Solnica, K, Lemkes, Hhpj, Janse, Jj, Eltedewever, Bm, Nunescorrea, J, Boavida, J, Carvalho, R, Alfonso, Mj, Monteiro, M, David, R, Jepson, E, Mchardyyoung, S, Betteridge, Dj, Milne, M, Michel, G, Wirion, R, Paquet, S, Hornick, H, Boulton, Ajm, Ashe, H, Fernando, Djs, Curwell, J, Pozza, G, Slaviero, G, Comi, G, Fattor, B, Bandello, F, Marchi, M, Mehnert, H, Nuber, A, Janka, H, Nichting, M, Crepaldi, G, Nosadini, R, Cathelineau, G, Cathelineau, Bv, Jellal, M, Grodner, N, Feiss, Pg, Baclet, N, Santeusanio, F, Rosi, G, Ventura, Mrm, Cagini, C, Marino, C, Penno, G, Miccoli, Roberto, Nannipieri, Monica, Manfredi, S, Bertolotto, A, Ghirlanda, G, Cotroneo, P, Manto, A, Teodonio, C, Minnella, A, Careddu, G, Ward, Jd, Tesfaye, S, Mody, C, Rudd, C, Molinatti, Gm, Vitelli, F, Porta, M, Pagano, Gf, Estivi, P, Sivieri, R, Carta, Q, Petraroli, G, Papazoglou, N, Goutzourela, M, Manes, C, Bensoussan, D, Fallas, Mc, Fallas, P, Dhanaeus, C, Bourgeois, Md, Muggeo, M, Cacciatori, V, Bellavere, F, Galante, P, Gemma, Ml, Branzi, P, Irsigler, K, Abrahamian, H, Gurdet, C, Hornlein, B, Willinger, C, Strohner, H, Just, M, Walford, S, Wardle, Ev, Henio, S, Cooke, H, Roglic, G, Resman, Z, Metelko, Z, Skrabalo, Z., Toeller, M, Klischan, A, Heitkamp, G, Schumacher, W, Milne, R, Buyken, A, Karamanos, B, Gries, Fa, Fuller, Jh, Keen, H, Krans, Hmj, Navalesi, R, Sjolie, Ak, Stephenson, Jm, Viberti, Gc, Tountas, C, Kofinis, A, Petrou, K, Katsilambros, N, Roussipenessi, D, Cignarelli, M, Giorgino, R, Degeco, Ml, Ramunni, I, Ionescutirgoviste, C, Strachinariu, R, Nicolau, A, Tamas, G, Kerenyi, Z, Ahmed, Am, Toth, J, Kempler, P, Muntoni, S, Songini, M, Stabilini, M, Fossarello, M, Pintus, S, Ferriss, B, Cronin, Cc, Humphreys, M, Forst, T, Wagener, W, Venhaus, A, Rottiers, R, Priem, H, Deschoolmeester, Mj, Ebeling, P, Sinisalo, M, Koivisto, Va, Idziorwalus, B, Solnica, B, Szopinskaciba, L, Solnica, K, Lemkes, Hhpj, Janse, Jj, Eltedewever, Bm, Nunescorrea, J, Boavida, J, Carvalho, R, Alfonso, Mj, Monteiro, M, David, R, Jepson, E, Mchardyyoung, S, Betteridge, Dj, Milne, M, Michel, G, Wirion, R, Paquet, S, Hornick, H, Boulton, Ajm, Ashe, H, Fernando, Dj, Curwell, J, Pozza, G, Slaviero, G, Comi, G, Fattor, B, Bandello, Francesco, Marchi, M, Mehnert, H, Nuber, A, Janka, H, Nichting, M, Crepaldi, G, Nosadini, R, Cathelineau, G, Cathelineau, Bv, Jellal, M, Grodner, N, Feiss, Pg, Baclet, N, Santeusanio, F, Rosi, G, Ventura, Mrm, Cagini, C, Marino, C, Penno, G, Miccoli, R, Nannipieri, M, Manfredi, S, Bertolotto, A, Ghirlanda, G, Cotroneo, P, Manto, A, Teodonio, C, Minnella, A, Careddu, G, Ward, Jd, Tesfaye, S, Mody, C, Rudd, C, Molinatti, Gm, Vitelli, F, Porta, M, Pagano, Gf, Estivi, P, Sivieri, R, Carta, Q, Petraroli, G, Papazoglou, N, Goutzourela, M, Manes, C, Bensoussan, D, Fallas, Mc, Fallas, P, Dhanaeus, C, Bourgeois, Md, Muggeo, M, Cacciatori, V, Bellavere, F, Galante, P, Gemma, Ml, Branzi, P, Irsigler, K, Abrahamian, H, Gurdet, C, Hornlein, B, Willinger, C, Strohner, H, Just, M, Walford, S, Wardle, Ev, Henio, S, Cooke, H, Roglic, G, Resman, Z, Metelko, Z, and Skrabalo, Z.

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, education.field_of_study, Cross-sectional study, business.industry, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Saturated fat, Population, Nutritional intake, IDDM patients, medicine.disease, Diet Records, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Cohort, Internal Medicine, medicine, Population study, education, business, Cohort study
Abstract

The EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study, a cross-sectional, clinic-based study, was designed to measure the prevalence of diabetic complications in stratified samples of European insulin-dependent diabetic (IDDM) patients. As diet may be related to diabetic complications, nutritional intake was analysed in the study population. The aims of this first nutritional paper are to describe the nutrient intake in 2868 IDDM patients from 30 centres in 16 countries throughout Europe, to investigate the degree of regional differences in nutrient intake and to compare current intakes with recommended levels. Nutritional intake from 1458 male and 1410 female IDDM patients was assessed by a validated 3-day record (two weekdays, Sunday) and centrally analysed. Mean energy intake for all patients was 2390 +/- 707 kcal/day. Mean protein intake was 1.5 +/- 0.5 g/kg body weight. Carbohydrate intake was 43% and fibre intake 18 g/day. Alcohol intake for the total cohort was 2% of energy. Total fat contributed 38% of energy, with 14% from saturated fat. The Italian centres reported lower total and saturated fat intakes compared with other centres. Recommendations from the Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group of the EASD for total fat, saturated fatty acids and carbohydrate were only achieved by 14%, 14% and 15% of patients, respectively. The data of the present study clearly indicate current problems in the nutritional intake of European IDDM patients. These findings contribute to the definition of future targets in the nutritional management of IDDM patients, to be achieved as part of the initiatives taken by the St. Vincent Declaration action programme.

Published
1996

9. Cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in IDDM in Europe

Author

Koivisto VA, Stevens LK, Mattock M, Ebeling P, Muggeo M, Stephenson J, IdziorWalus B, Karamanos B, Tountas C, Kofinis A, Petrou K, Katsilambros N, Cignarelli M, Giorgino R, DeGeco ML, Ramunni I, IonescuTirgoviste C, Iosif CM, Pitei C, Buligescu S, Tamas G, Kerenyi Z, Ahmed AM, Toth J, Kempler P, Muntoni S, Songini M, Stabilini M, Fossarello M, Pintus S, Ferris B, Cronin CC, Toeller M, Klischan A, Forst T, Gries FA, Wagener W, Rottiers R, Priem H, Sinisalo M, Solnica B, SzopinskaCiba L, Solnica K, Krans M, Lemkes HHPJ, Jansen JJ, NunesCorrea J, Rogado C, Boavida JM, Correia LG, Michel G, Wirion R, Boulton AJM, Ashe H, Fernando DJS, Pozza G, Slaviero G, Comi B, Fattor F, Janka HU, Nuber A, Mehnert H, BenSoussan D, Fallas MC, Fallas P, Jepson E, McHardyYoung S, Fuller JH, Betteridge DJ, Milne M, Crepaldi C, Nosadini R, Cathelineau G, Cathelineau BV, Jellal M, Grodner N, Feiss PG, Santeusanio F, Rosi G, Cagini C, Marino C, Navalesi R, Penno G, Miccoli R, Nannipieri M, Stefano M, Ghirlanda G, Controneo P, Manto A, Teodonio C, Minnella A, Ward JD, Tesfaye S, Mody C, Rudd C, Molinatti GM, Vitelli F, Porta M, Pagano GF, Estivi P, Sivieri R, Carta Q, Petraroli G, Papazoglou N, Manes G, Triantaphyllou G, Ioannides A, Cacciatori V, Bellavere F, Galante P, Gemma ML, Irsigler K, Abrahamian H, Gurdet C, Hornlein B, Willinger C, Walford S, Wardle EV, Roglic G, Resman Z, Metelko Z, Skrabalo Z, Keen H, Sjolie AK, Viberti GC, Ward J, John G, Collins A, Sharp R., BANDELLO , FRANCESCO, Koivisto, Va, Stevens, Lk, Mattock, M, Ebeling, P, Muggeo, M, Stephenson, J, Idziorwalus, B, Karamanos, B, Tountas, C, Kofinis, A, Petrou, K, Katsilambros, N, Cignarelli, M, Giorgino, R, Degeco, Ml, Ramunni, I, Ionescutirgoviste, C, Iosif, Cm, Pitei, C, Buligescu, S, Tamas, G, Kerenyi, Z, Ahmed, Am, Toth, J, Kempler, P, Muntoni, S, Songini, M, Stabilini, M, Fossarello, M, Pintus, S, Ferris, B, Cronin, Cc, Toeller, M, Klischan, A, Forst, T, Gries, Fa, Wagener, W, Rottiers, R, Priem, H, Sinisalo, M, Solnica, B, Szopinskaciba, L, Solnica, K, Krans, M, Lemkes, Hhpj, Jansen, Jj, Nunescorrea, J, Rogado, C, Boavida, Jm, Correia, Lg, Michel, G, Wirion, R, Boulton, Ajm, Ashe, H, Fernando, Dj, Pozza, G, Slaviero, G, Comi, B, Fattor, F, Bandello, Francesco, Janka, Hu, Nuber, A, Mehnert, H, Bensoussan, D, Fallas, Mc, Fallas, P, Jepson, E, Mchardyyoung, S, Fuller, Jh, Betteridge, Dj, Milne, M, Crepaldi, C, Nosadini, R, Cathelineau, G, Cathelineau, Bv, Jellal, M, Grodner, N, Feiss, Pg, Santeusanio, F, Rosi, G, Cagini, C, Marino, C, Navalesi, R, Penno, G, Miccoli, R, Nannipieri, M, Stefano, M, Ghirlanda, G, Controneo, P, Manto, A, Teodonio, C, Minnella, A, Ward, Jd, Tesfaye, S, Mody, C, Rudd, C, Molinatti, Gm, Vitelli, F, Porta, M, Pagano, Gf, Estivi, P, Sivieri, R, Carta, Q, Petraroli, G, Papazoglou, N, Manes, G, Triantaphyllou, G, Ioannides, A, Cacciatori, V, Bellavere, F, Galante, P, Gemma, Ml, Irsigler, K, Abrahamian, H, Gurdet, C, Hornlein, B, Willinger, C, Walford, S, Wardle, Ev, Roglic, G, Resman, Z, Metelko, Z, Skrabalo, Z, Keen, H, Sjolie, Ak, Viberti, Gc, Ward, J, John, G, Collins, A, and Sharp, R.

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Cross-sectional study, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Population, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Cardiovascular disease, EURODIAB IDDM study, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Insulin resistance, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Internal Medicine, Medicine, Risk factor, education, Advanced and Specialized Nursing, education.field_of_study, business.industry, medicine.disease, 3. Good health, Endocrinology, Blood pressure, Albuminuria, Metabolic syndrome, medicine.symptom, business
Abstract

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), its risk factors, and their associations in IDDM patients in different European countries. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The prevalence of CVD (a past history or electrocardiogram abnormalities) and its risk factors were examined in a cross-sectional study in 3,250 IDDM patients from 16 European countries (EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study). The patients were examined in 31 centers and were stratified between centers for age, sex, and duration of diabetes. The mean ± SD duration of diabetes was 14.7 ± 9.3 years. RESULTS The prevalence of CVD was 9% in men and 10% in women. The prevalence increased with age (from 6% in patients 15–29 years old to 25% in patients 45–59 years old) and with duration of diabetes. The between-center variation for the whole population was from 3 to 19%. In both sexes, fasting triglyceride concentration was higher and HDL cholesterol lower in those patients with CVD than in those without. In men, duration of diabetes was longer, waist-to-hip ratio greater, and hypertension more common in patients with CVD. In women, a greater BMI was associated with increased prevalence of CVD. There was no association between insulin dose, HbA1c level, age-adjusted rate of albumin excretion, or smoking status and CVD. Waist-to-hip ratio, particularly in men, was positively associated with age, age-adjusted HbA1c, prevalence of smoking, daily insulin dose, albumin excretion rate, and fasting triglyceride concentrations. CONCLUSIONS The overall prevalence of CVD in these IDDM patients was ∼ 10%, increasing with age and duration of diabetes and with a sixfold variation between different European centers. CVD prevalence was most strongly associated with elevated triglyceride and decreased HDL cholesterol concentrations. CVD was also associated with albuminuria, but when adjusted by age, this association vanished. Increasing waist-to-hip ratio was associated with a number of adverse characteristics, particularly in IDDM men, reflecting the metabolic syndrome previously described in other populations.

Published
1996

10. BLOOD-PRESSURE, RETINOPATHY AND URINARY ALBUMIN EXCRETION IN IDDM - THE EURODIAB IDDM COMPLICATIONS STUDY

Author

Stephenson, Jm, Fuller, Jh, Viberti, Gc, Sjolie, Ak, Navalesi, R, Karamanos, B, Tountas, C, Kofinis, A, Petrou, K, Katsilambros, N, Giorgino, R, Cignarelli, M, Decicco, M, Ramunni, I, Ionescutirgoviste, C, Iosif, Cm, Pitei, D, Buligescu, S, Tamas, G, Kerenyi, Z, Ahmed, Am, Toth, J, Kempler, P, Muntoni, S, Songini, M, Stabilini, M, Fossarello, M, Pintus, S, Ferriss, Jb, Cronin, Cc, Whyte, Ae, Cleary, Pe, Toeller, M, Klischan, A, Forst, T, Gries, Fa, Wagener, W, Rottiers, R, Priem, H, Ebeling, P, Sinisalo, M, Koivisto, Va, Idziorwalus, B, Solnica, B, Szopinskaciba, L, Solnica, K, Krans, Hmj, Lemkes, Hhpj, Jansen, Jj, Brachter, J, Nunescorrea, J, Boavida, J, Michel, G, Wirion, R, Boulton, Ajm, Ashe, H, Fernando, Djs, Pozza, G, Slaviero, G, Comi, G, Fattor, B, Bandello, F, Mehnert, H, Nuber, A, Janka, H, Bensoussan, D, Fallas, Mc, Fallas, P, Jepson, E, Mchardyyoung, S, Betteridge, Dj, Milne, M, Crepaldi, G, Nosadini, R, Cathelineau, G, Cathelineau, Bv, Jellal, M, Grodner, N, Feiss, Pg, Santeusanio, F, Rosi, G, Ventura, Mrm, Cagini, C, Marino, C, Penno, G, Miccoli, Roberto, Nannipieri, Monica, Manfredi, S, Ghirlanda, G, Cotroneo, P, Manto, A, Teodonio, C, Minnella, A, Ward, Jd, Tesfaye, S, Mody, C, Rudd, C, Molinatti, Gm, Vitelli, F, Porta, M, Pagano, Gf, Perin, Pc, Estivi, P, Sivieri, R, Carta, Q, Petraroli, G, Papazoglou, N, Manes, G, Triantaphyllou, G, Ioannides, A, Skazagar, G, Kontogiannis, I, Muggeo, M, Cacciatori, V, Bellavere, F, Galante, P, Gemma, Ml, Irsigler, K, Abrahamian, H, Gurdet, C, Hornlein, B, Willinger, C, Walford, S, Wardle, Ev, Hughes, S, Roglic, G, Resman, Z, Metelko, Z, and Skrabalo, Z.

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Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, THE EURODIAB IDDM COMPLICATIONS STUDY, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Urology, Blood Pressure, Nephropathy, Diabetic nephropathy, Diastole, Reference Values, Risk Factors, Diabetes mellitus, Internal medicine, Internal Medicine, medicine, Confidence Intervals, Prevalence, Albuminuria, Humans, Age of Onset, Proteinuria, Diabetic Retinopathy, business.industry, Diabetic retinopathy, medicine.disease, Europe, Endocrinology, Blood pressure, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Female, medicine.symptom, business, Retinopathy
Abstract

Several studies have shown an association between blood pressure and nephropathy, but few have been large enough to examine whether, or how, this relation is influenced by retinopathy. We have therefore examined the independent relations of blood pressure to urinary albumin excretion and retinopathy in a cross-sectional observational study of over 3000 insulin-dependent diabetic patients (the EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study). The relation of blood pressure to urinary albumin excretion differed strikingly between patients with (46%) and without (54%) retinopathy. In those with retinopathy, mean urinary albumin excretion rate was normal (20 micrograms/min) below median diastolic pressure (75 mmHg) and increased steeply (p0.001) with blood pressure above this level. However, in patients without retinopathy, mean albumin excretion rate was normal across the range of diastolic pressure. This finding could not be explained by differences in glycaemic control or duration of diabetes between patients with and without retinopathy. These data identify a subgroup of patients whose high risk of nephropathy may reflect abnormal renal vulnerability to mildly raised blood pressure. Retinopathy is a close correlate of this vulnerability. Detection of even mild retinopathy, together with raised blood pressure, may be important in assessing nephropathy risk.

Published
1995

11. The relationship between smoking and microvascular complications in the EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study

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Chaturvedi, N, Stephenson, Jm, Fuller, Jh, Karamanos, B, Tountas, C, Kofinis, A, Petrou, K, Katsilambros, N, Giorgino, R, Cignarelli, M, Decicco, Ml, Ramunni, I, Ionescutirgoviste, C, Iosif, Cm, Pitei, D, Buligescu, S, Tamas, G, Kerenyi, Z, Ahmed, Am, Toth, J, Kempler, P, Muntoni, S, Songini, M, Stabilini, M, Fossarello, M, Pintus, S, Ferriss, Jb, Cronin, Cc, Whyte, Ae, Cleary, Pe, Toeller, M, Klischan, A, Forst, T, Gries, Fa, Wagener, W, Rottiers, Rr, Priem, H, Ebeling, P, Sinisalo, M, Koivisto, Va, Idziorwalus, B, Solnica, B, Szopinskaciba, L, Solnica, K, Krans, Hmj, Lemkes, Hhpj, Jansen, Jj, Brachter, J, Nunescorrea, J, Boavida, J, Michel, G, Wirion, R, Boulton, Ajm, Ashe, H, Fernando, Djs, Pozza, G, Slaviero, G, Comi, G, Fattor, B, Bandello, Fb, Janka, Hu, Nuber, A, Mehnert, Hm, Bensoussan, D, Fallas, Mc, Fallas, P, Jepson, E, Mchardyyoung, S, Betteridge, Dj, Milne, M, Crepaldi, G, Nosadini, R, Cathelineau, G, Cathelineau, Bv, Jellal, M, Grodner, N, Feiss, Pg, Santeusanio, F, Rosi, G, Ventura, Mrm, Cagini, C, Marino, C, Navalesi, R, Penno, G, Miccoli, Roberto, Nannipieri, Monica, Manfredi, S, Ghirlanda, G, Cotroneo, P, Manto, A, Teodonio, C, Minnella, A, Ward, Jd, Tesfaye, S, Mody, C, Rudd, C, Molinatti, Gm, Vitelli, F, Porta, M, Pagano, Gf, Perin, Pc, Estivi, P, Sivieri, R, Carta, Q, Petraroli, G, Papazoglou, N, Manes, G, Triantaphyllou, G, Ioannides, A, Skazagar, G, Kontogiannis, I, Muggeo, M, Cacciatori, V, Bellavere, F, Galante, P, Gemma, Ml, Irsigler, K, Abrahamian, H, Gurdet, C, Hornlein, B, Willinger, C, Walford, S, Wardle, Ev, Hughes, S, Roglic, G, Resman, Z, Metelko, Z, and Skrabalo, Z.

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Adult, Blood Glucose, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, medicine.medical_treatment, Sex Factors, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Surveys and Questionnaires, Internal Medicine, medicine, Odds Ratio, Prevalence, Albuminuria, Humans, Risk factor, Glycemic, Demography, Advanced and Specialized Nursing, Glycated Hemoglobin, Sex Characteristics, Diabetic Retinopathy, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), Smoking, Odds ratio, Diabetic retinopathy, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, EURODIAB IDDM COMPLICATIONS STUDY, Hypoglycemia, Surgery, SMOKING AND MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Smoking cessation, Microalbuminuria, Female, Smoking Cessation, business, Diabetic Angiopathies
Abstract

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between smoking and both glycemic control and microvascular complications in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a prevalence survey of 3,250 men and women aged 15–60 years with IDDM from 31 diabetes centers in 16 European countries. Participants completed a questionnaire, had retinal photographs taken, and performed a 24-h urine collection. HbA1c, frequency of hypoglycemic and ketoacidotic episodes, urinary albumin excretion rates, and retinopathy were compared by smoking category. RESULTS The prevalence of smoking was 35% in men and 29% in women. Current smokers had poorer glycemic control and, among men, were more likely to have had a ketoacidotic episode than were those who never smoked. Ex-smokers had equivalent glycemic control and marginally more hypoglycemic episodes did than those who never smoked. Current smokers had a higher prevalence of microalbuminuria and total retinopathy than did those who never smoked. Ex-smokers had a higher prevalence of macroalbuminuria and proliferative retinopathy than did those who never smoked, but both had a similar prevalence of microalbuminuria. Adjustment for either current or long-term glycemic control could not fully account for these differences. CONCLUSIONS Smoking is associated with poorer glycemic control and an increased prevalence of microvascular complications compared with not smoking. Ex-smokers can achieve glycemic control equivalent to and have a prevalence of early complications similar to that of those who never smoked. We suggest that poorer glycemic control can account for some of the increased risk of complications in smokers, and that quitting smoking would be effective in reducing the incidence of complications. Urgent action is required to reduce the high smoking rates in people with IDDM.

Published
1995

12. Plasma levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2, -3, -10, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 are associated with vascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes: the EURODIAB Prospective Complications Study

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Peeters, Stijn A., Engelen, Lian, Buijs, Jacqueline, Chaturvedi, Nish, Fuller, John H., Schalkwijk, Casper G., Stehouwer, Coen D, Karamanos, B., Kofinis, A., Petrou, K., Giorgino, F., Picca, G., Angarano, A., Null, de P. e. r. g. o. l. a. G., Laviola, L., Giorgino, R., Ionescu Tirgoviste, C., Coszma, A., Guja, C., Songini, M., Casu, A., Pedron, M., Pintus, S., Fossarello, M., Ferriss, J. B., Grealy, G., O'Keefe, D., Toeller, M., Arden, C., Rottiers, R., Tuyttens, C., Priem, H., Ebeling, P., Kylliainen, M., Koivisto, V. A., Idzior Walus, B., Sieradzki, J., Cyganek, K., Solnica, B., Lemkes, H. H. P. J., Lemkes Stuffken, J. C., Nunes Correa, J., Rogado, M. C., Gardete Correia, L., Cardoso, M. C., Silva, A., Boavida, J., Machado Sa Marques, M., Michel, G., Wirion, R., Cardillo, S., Pozza, G., Mangili, R., Asnaghi, V., Standl, E., Schaffler, B., Brand, H., Harms, A., Ben Soussan, M., Verier Mine, O., Fallas, P., Fallas, M. C., Fuller, J. H., Holloway, J., Asbury, L., Betteridge, D. J., Cathelineau, G., Bouallouche, A., Villatte Cathelineau, B., Santeusanio, F., Rosi, G., D'Alessandro, V., Cagini, C., Bottini, P., Reboldi, G. P., Navalesi, R., Penno, Giuseppe, Bandinelli, S., Miccoli, Roberto, Nannipieri, Monica, Ghirlanda, G., Saponara, C., Cotroneo, P., Manto, A., Minnella, A., Ward, J. D., Tesfaye, S., Eaton, S., Mody, C., Borra, M., Cavallo Perin, P., Giunti, S., Grassi, G., Pagano, G. F., Porta, M., Sivieri, R., Vitelli, F., Veglio, M., Papazoglou, N., Manes, G., Muggeo, M., Iagulli, M., Cacciatori, V., Cattedra di Malattie del Metabolismo, V., Irsigler, K., Abrahamian, H., Walford, S., Sinclair, J., Hughes, S., Mclelland, V., Ward, J., Roglic, G., Metelko, Z., Pepeonik, Z. R., Clinicum, Department of Medicine, Interne Geneeskunde, MUMC+: MA Interne Geneeskunde (3), and RS: CARIM - R3 - Vascular biology

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Male, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Matrix metalloproteinase, Gastroenterology, Cohort Studies, Endocrinology, Prospective Studies, Endothelial dysfunction, Original Investigation, Settore MED/30 - MALATTIE APPARATO VISIVO, Middle Aged, Cardiovascular disease, 3. Good health, Europe, Diabetes and Metabolism, Albuminuria, Retinopathy, Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase, Type 1 diabetes, Adult, Biomarkers, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diabetes Complications, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Female, Humans, Matrix Metalloproteinase 10, Matrix Metalloproteinase 2, Matrix Metalloproteinase 3, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1, Vascular Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, medicine.symptom, Type 1, medicine.medical_specialty, education, Inflammation, Diabetes mellitus, Internal medicine, medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, business.industry, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, medicine.disease, 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine, business
Abstract

Background Impaired regulation of extracellular matrix remodeling by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP) may contribute to vascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes. We investigated associations between plasma MMP-1, −2, −3, −9, −10 and TIMP-1, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) or microvascular complications in type 1 diabetic patients. We also evaluated to which extent these associations could be explained by low-grade inflammation (LGI) or endothelial dysfunction (ED). Methods 493 type 1 diabetes patients (39.5 ± 9.9 years old, 51% men) from the EURODIAB Prospective Complications Study were included. Linear regression analysis was applied to investigate differences in plasma levels of MMP-1, −2, −3, −9, −10, and TIMP-1 between patients with and without CVD, albuminuria or retinopathy. All analyses were adjusted for age, sex, duration of diabetes, Hba1c and additionally for other cardiovascular risk factors including LGI and ED. Results Patients with CVD (n = 118) showed significantly higher levels of TIMP-1 [β = 0.32 SD (95%CI: 0.12; 0.52)], but not of MMPs, than patients without CVD (n = 375). Higher plasma levels of MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-10 and TIMP-1 were associated with higher levels of albuminuria (p-trends were 0.028, 0.004, 0.005 and 0.001, respectively). Severity of retinopathy was significantly associated with higher levels of MMP-2 (p-trend = 0.017). These associations remained significant after further adjustment for markers of LGI and ED. Conclusions These data support the hypothesis that impaired regulation of matrix remodeling by actions of MMP-2, -3 and-10 and TIMP-1 contributes to the pathogenesis of vascular complications in type 1 diabetes. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12933-015-0195-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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13. A study of refractory cases of persistent epithelial defects associated with dry eye syndrome and recurrent corneal erosions successfully treated with cyclosporine A 0.05% eye drops

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Claudio Iovino, Maurizio Fossarello, Mirco Braghiroli, Pietro Emanuele Napoli, Giuseppe Demarinis, Napoli, P. E., Braghiroli, M., Iovino, C., Demarinis, G., and Fossarello, M.

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0301 basic medicine, Continuous therapy, Male, genetic structures, Administration, Topical, Pharmaceutical Science, Cyclosporine eye drop, Cyclosporine Eye Drops, Corneal Diseases, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, Cornea, Corneal Adhesion, Drug Discovery, Ocular Surface Disease Index, Case Series, Persistent Epithelial Defects, Epithelium, Corneal, Middle Aged, Meibomian secretion, Recurrent corneal erosion, medicine.anatomical_structure, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Cyclosporine, Dry Eye Syndromes, Female, Corneal Disease, Human, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Conjunctiva, Surface Properties, Ophthalmic Solution, 03 medical and health sciences, Refractory, Ophthalmology, medicine, Humans, Particle Size, Adverse effect, Retrospective Studies, Pharmacology, Drug Design, Development and Therapy, business.industry, lcsh:RM1-950, medicine.disease, Recurrent Corneal Erosion, corneal adhesion, eye diseases, 030104 developmental biology, recurrentcorneal erosion, lcsh:Therapeutics. Pharmacology, Persistent epithelial defect, Dry Eye Disease, sense organs, Ophthalmic Solutions, business, Dry Eye Syndrome
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Pietro Emanuele Napoli1,* Mirco Braghiroli,1,* Claudio Iovino,1 Giuseppe Demarinis,1 Maurizio Fossarello1,21Department of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; 2Clinica Oculistica, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy*These authors contributed equally to this work Background: Effective and tolerable therapeutic strategies for patients with refractory persistent epithelial defects (PEDs) are limited and generally provide poor outcomes. This retrospective case review describes four refractory cases of PEDs associated with recurrent corneal erosions (RCEs) and dry eye disease (DED), which were successfully treated with cyclosporine eye drops.Methods: Patients were treated with cyclosporine A 0.05% eye drops twice a day for at least 12 months. At enrolling time, each patient was asked to suspend topical steroids or other eye drops used for ocular surface abnormalities with the exception of lubricants and eye washing. A complete evaluation of ocular surface symptoms was performed including the McMonnies Dry Eye Questionnaire, Ocular Surface Disease Index, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fluorescein break-up time, the fluorescein staining of the cornea and conjunctiva (according to the Oxford grading system), the Schirmer I test, and the meibomian secretion after digital pressure application on the lids. This set of exams was carried out at baseline and repeated at all follow-up assessments.Results: All participants that did not benefit from previous therapies, including corticosteroids tapering schedule, showed an important improvement in the clinical picture after two months with topical cyclosporine medication. Moreover, after 12 months of continuous therapy, all patients showed a clinical improvement in DED signs and symptoms, related to the absence of new RCE episodes. The treatment was well tolerated, and no adverse effects were reported.Conclusion: Although a small number of cases were available of our analysis, the treatment with cyclosporine eye drops represents a promising approach in the management of refractory PEDs with associated ocular comorbidities, since it may reduce the RCE episodes and improve the tear film stability, in absence of systemic or local side effects.Keywords: dry eye disease, persistent epithelial defects, cyclosporine eye drops, recurrentcorneal erosion, corneal adhesion

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2019

14. Non-infectious uveitis burden on quality of life and work impairment assessed through different psychometric questionnaires

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Michele Figus, Lorenzo Vannozzi, Paolo Mora, Giuliana Gualberti, Paola Balestrieri, Francesca Marando, Francesca Romana Florio, Luca Cimino, Maria Vadalà, Piergiorgio Neri, Maria Pia Paroli, Leonardo Mastropasqua, Massimo Accorinti, Barbara Iaccheri, Maurizio Fossarello, Elisabetta Miserocchi, Caterina Gagliano, Cimino L., Neri P., Miserocchi E., Paroli M.P., Vannozzi L., Mastropasqua L., Gagliano C., Vadalà Maria, Figus M., Florio F.R., Iaccheri B., Mora P., Fossarello M., Balestrieri P., Gualberti G., Marando F., and Accorinti M.

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, QoL, Psychometrics, Referral, Visual Acuity, uveitis questionnaire, disease burden, work impairment, Disease, Affect (psychology), Uveitis, Infectious uveitis, Quality of life, Cronbach's alpha, Surveys and Questionnaires, medicine, Humans, Disease burden, business.industry, Reproducibility of Results, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Ophthalmology, Uveitis questionnaire, Quality of Life, Physical therapy, disease burden, QoL, Uveitis questionnaire, work impairment, Female, business
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Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between a novel psychometric 12-item questionnaire (U-qest) and other validated questionnaires to assess quality of life and work impairment in patients with non-infectious uveitis. Methods: Data were collected at baseline and 3 months postbaseline using U-qest and two other validated questionnaires: The National Eye Institute 25-Item Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25) and the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). Results: A total of 136 patients (52.2% female) aged 47.9 ± 14.8 years (mean ± SD) were enrolled in 14 uveitis referral centres. U-qest correlated moderately with VFQ-25 and SF-12 at baseline and at 3 months. Both U-qest and VFQ-25 scores improved as disease improved; however, U-qest also detected improvement in patients for whom VFQ-25 scores did not improve. Disease activity was shown to significantly affect activity impairment. Patients and physicians expressed positive perceptions regarding the use and benefit of this instrument. U-qest showed very good reliability in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.91). Conclusions: U-qest can be considered a useful tool to assess the burden of uveitis on quality of life.

Published
2021

15. Visual field loss and vision-related quality of life in the Italian Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Study

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Davide Poli, Eliana Rulli, Luigi Varano, S. Talarico, S. Lateri, Luca Agnifili, C. Gizzi, F. Parravano, Teresa Rolle, E. Maggiolo, P. Vallon, Ilaria Motolese, Andreas Katsanos, S. Marchi, E. Bonacci, O. Vattovani, Luciano Quaranta, V. Pucci, L. Fontana, Francesco Oddone, Lorenza Landi, Luciana Carmassi, Ivano Riva, D. Jannetta, F. Cantatore, A. Bagnis, Carlo Enrico Traverso, Ciro Costagliola, O. Oneta, L. Bossolesi, Ignazio Alberto Zucca, Emilio C. Campos, Giulio Mirabella Roberti, Luca Rossetti, N. Ungaro, V. Tagliavini, A. Cucca, Michele Uva, D. Tognetto, Carlo Sborgia, Roberto Ratiglia, Stefano A. Gandolfi, Giuseppe Giannaccare, Maurizio Fossarello, R. Piccini, Lital Hollander, Gianluca Manni, M. Cassamali, F. Iannacone, R. Scotto, Robert N. Weinreb, M. Musolino, A. Rossi, L. Mastropasqua, T. Carchedi, Valter Torri, Simone Alex Bagaglia, F. Galli, G. Cardarella, Gemma Caterina Maria Rossi, Rulli, E., Quaranta, L., Riva, I., Poli, D., Hollander, L., Galli, F., Katsanos, A., Oddone, F., Torri, V., Weinreb, R. N., Varano, L., Carchedi, T., Talarico, S., Parravano, F., Motolese, I., Bagaglia, S. A., Rossi, G. C. M., Lateri, S., Bossolesi, L., Carmassi, L., Rolle, T., Piccini, R., Ratiglia, R., Rossi, A., Gandolfi, S., Tagliavini, V., Ungaro, N., Fossarello, M., Cucca, A., Zucca, I., Uva, M., Bonacci, E., Cardarella, G., Tognetto, D., Vattovani, O., Vallon, P., Iannacone, F., Fontana, L., Marchi, S., Manni, G. L., Jannetta, D., Roberti, G., Rossetti, L., Maggiolo, E., Oneta, O., Sborgia, C., Cantatore, F., Mastropasqua, L., Agnifili, L., Campos, E., Gizzi, C., Giannaccare, G., Pucci, V., Cassamali, M., Costagliola, C., Traverso, C., Scotto, R., Musolino, M., Landi, L., Bagnis, A., Rulli, Eliana, Quaranta, Luciano, Riva, Ivano, Poli, Davide, Hollander, Lital, Galli, Fabio, Katsanos, Andrea, Oddone, Francesco, Torri, Valter, Weinreb, Robert N., Fontana, Luigi, Marchi, Susanna, Bagaglia, S.A., Rossi, G.C.M., and Manni, G.L.

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Male, Aging, Visual acuity, genetic structures, lcsh:Medicine, Glaucoma, Neurodegenerative, Eye, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, Visual Field Test, Surveys and Questionnaires, 80 and over, Surveys and Questionnaire, Young adult, lcsh:Science, Aged, 80 and over, Multidisciplinary, Middle Aged, Visual field, Open-Angle, Italy, Female, Visual field loss, medicine.symptom, Glaucoma, Open-Angle, Human, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, glaucoma, quality of life, Visual field, Open angle glaucoma, Vision Disorders, Italian Study Group on QoL in Glaucoma, and over, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, Clinical Research, Ophthalmology, Settore MED/30, medicine, Humans, Author Correction, Eye Disease and Disorders of Vision, Aged, business.industry, lcsh:R, Vision Disorder, Neurosciences, medicine.disease, eye diseases, Quality of Life, Visual Field Tests, Clinical trial, glaucoma, quality of life, 030221 ophthalmology & optometry, lcsh:Q, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between visual field (VF) loss, vision-related quality of life (QoL) and glaucoma-related symptoms in a large cohort of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients. POAG patients with or without VF defects or “glaucoma suspect” patients were considered eligible. QoL was assessed using the validated versions of the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) and glaucoma-related symptoms were assessed using the Glaucoma Symptom Scale (GSS). Patients were classified as having VF damage in one eye (VFD-1), both eyes (VFD-2), or neither eye (VFD-0). 3227 patients were enrolled and 2940 were eligible for the analysis. 13.4% of patients were classified in the VFD-0, 23.7% in the VFD-1, and 62.9% in the VFD-2 group. GSS visual symptoms domain (Func-4) and GSS non-visual symptoms domain (Symp-6) scores were similar for the VFD-0 and VFD-1 groups (p = 0.133 and p = 0.834 for Func-4 and Symp-6, respectively). VFD-0 group had higher scores than VFD-2 both in Func-4 (p

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2018

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