Table 1.
Group characteristics and results of the blood parameters.
| Characteristics | m ± SD DR |
p-Value Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test | m ± SD Control |
p-Value Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test |
p-Value t-Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 49.7 ± 11.1 | 41.6 ± 11.5 | 0.011 | ||
| Initial Hypertension (%) | 23.3 | 0.043 | 0.0 | 0.135 † | |
| Final Hypertension (%) | 34.9 | 0.0 | 0.033 † | ||
| AL-R (mm) | 23.2 ± 1.0 | 0.416 ‡ | 23.0 ± 1.0 | 0.211 ‡ | 0.612 |
| AL-L (mm) | 23.2 ± 1.0 | 22.8 ± 1.3 | 0.339 | ||
| Initial BCVA | 0.866 ± 0.173 | 0.233 | 1.000 ± 0.000 | 0.109 | 0.002 † |
| Final BCVA | 0.828 ± 0.203 | 0.983 ± 0.038 | 0.003 † | ||
| Initial BMI (kg/m2) | 27.4 ± 4.9 | 0.200 | 24.2 ± 1.6 | 0.006 | 0.003 † |
| Final BMI (kg/m2) | 27.1 ± 4.4 | 24.8 ± 1.7 | 0.026 † | ||
| Initial Hba1c (%) | 8.3 ± 1.8 | 0.507 | 5.6 ± 0.6 | <0.001 † | |
| Final Hba1c (%) | 8.1± 1.8 | 5.6 ± 0.6 | <0.001 † | ||
| Initial FPG (mg/dL) | 168.5 ± 49.8 | 0.507 | 93.4 ± 7.0 | 0.276 | <0.001 † |
| Final FPG (mg/dL) | 162.5 ± 44.7 | 94.0 ± 4.9 | <0.001 † |
† p-value Mann–Whitney test; ‡ p-value paired t-test; m—mean; SD—standard deviation; AL-R axial length of the right eye; AL-L—axial length of the left eye; BCVA—best-corrected vision acuity; BMI—body mass index; Hba1c—glycated haemoglobin A1c; FPG—fasting plasma glucose.