Effectiveness and feasibility of nail fold microcirculation test in screening for vascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Hundred thirty five adolescents with T1DM (mean age ± SD of 14.86 ±1.71 years; range 12 -18) were compared to 135 age and gender matched healthy adolescents. Adolescents with T1DM had significantly higher NVC alterations than controls. The most common NVC alterations among the studied adolescents with T1DM were tortuous capillaries (75%), cross linked capillaries (69%), giant capillaries (30%) and avascular areas (25%). Two adolescents with T1DM had G1 NVC (1.5%), thirteen had G2 NVC (9.6%), 40 had G3 NVC (29.6%) and 80 had G4 NVC (59.3%).