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. 2023 Aug 17;16:2477–2489. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S419794

Table 4.

The Results of Stratified Analysis in Participants with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Y= SFCT, μm N Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) HDL-C (mmol/L) LDL-C (mmol/L) Triglyceride (mmol/L)
β, 95% CI P-value β, 95% CI P-value β, 95% CI P-value β, 95% CI P-value
Gender
 Female 48 −19.80 (−38.61, −0.99) 0.0492 −98.49 (−163.85, −33.14) 0.0066 −23.98 (−46.19, −1.77) 0.0441 24.47 (−7.69, 56.63) 0.1479
 Male 83 −12.18 (−30.17, 5.81) 0.1896 −31.20 (−82.95, 20.54) 0.2420 −11.63 (−32.92, 9.65) 0.2884 −1.72 (−35.40, 31.97) 0.9208
Age (year)
 <53 45 −30.22 (−59.36, −1.08) 0.0538 −51.53 (−128.77, 25.71) 0.2039 −29.00 (−64.82, 6.82) 0.1262 −0.71 (−36.39, 34.97) 0.9692
 ≥53 86 −14.29 (−31.00, 2.41) 0.0985 −42.64 (−92.30, 7.03) 0.0975 −15.59 (−34.82, 3.63) 0.1169 11.14 (−21.88, 44.16) 0.5110
PRP
 None 57 −13.47 (−32.77, 5.84) 0.1793 −95.84 (−161.33, −30.35) 0.0066 −12.65 (−35.52, 10.21) 0.2848 34.69 (−9.48, 78.86) 0.1318
 Partial 27 −9.92 (−44.14, 24.31) 0.5879 −12.18 (−102.96, 78.60) 0.8002 −14.04 (−58.44, 30.36) 0.5550 −14.62 (−72.10, 42.86) 0.6334
 Whole 47 1.88 (−28.89, 32.64) 0.9058 −45.95 (−133.77, 41.86) 0.3141 −3.94 (−34.69, 26.81) 0.8036 36.86 (−6.00, 79.73) 0.1034
Oral glucose-lowering drugs
 No 33 −14.93 (−60.04, 30.18) 0.5263 −72.23 (−211.16, 66.69) 0.3243 −20.03 (−84.82, 44.76) 0.5536 14.98 (−53.27, 83.23) 0.6732
 Yes 98 −17.33 (−30.51, −4.14) 0.0121 −35.07 (−75.34, 5.20) 0.0923 −17.48 (−32.68, −2.28) 0.0273 −3.19 (−30.69, 24.31) 0.8207
Calcium antagonist
 No 90 −19.31 (−34.06, −4.56) 0.0127 −33.21 (−73.40, 6.97) 0.1102 −19.47 (−36.97, −1.97) 0.0330 −0.68 (−28.68, 27.32) 0.9621
 Yes 41 −19.30 (−58.12, 19.52) 0.3403 −57.26 (−199.69, 85.16) 0.4391 −20.59 (−60.76, 19.58) 0.3260 11.40 (−47.28, 70.08) 0.7070
Anti-VEGF therapy
 No 91 −16.38 (−31.59, −1.17) 0.0386 −53.00 (−96.93, −9.07) 0.0210 −16.84 (−34.77, 1.09) 0.0703 10.08 (−16.99, 37.15) 0.4681
 Yes 40 −24.29 (−50.84, 2.26) 0.0881 −33.63 (−137.75, 70.50) 0.5339 −25.21 (−57.15, 6.74) 0.1377 −30.42 (−78.58, 17.75) 0.2301
eGFR (mL/min×1.73m2)
 <60 55 −19.87 (−42.49, 2.76) 0.0952 14.42 (−95.03, 123.88) 0.7979 −23.18 (−48.02, 1.66) 0.0771 −25.61 (−68.01, 16.80) 0.2456
 ≥60 76 −18.26 (−35.43, −1.08) 0.0421 −51.84 (−95.40, −8.29) 0.0236 −17.90 (−38.59, 2.79) 0.0960 24.39 (−9.94, 58.72) 0.1697
Hypertension history
 No 64 −15.95 (−34.62, 2.71) 0.1016 −54.18 (−114.53, 6.18) 0.0860 −13.82 (−33.67, 6.03) 0.1799 18.59 (−17.86, 55.04) 0.3234
 Yes 67 −20.32 (−45.64, 5.01) 0.1230 −33.20 (−96.86, 30.45) 0.3122 −22.99 (−52.89, 6.92) 0.1391 −4.63 (−43.84, 34.57) 0.8179
Chronic kidney disease history
 No 96 −14.57 (−28.57, −0.56) 0.0453 −39.69 (−76.36, −3.02) 0.0374 −12.86 (−29.24, 3.51) 0.1280 7.64 (−17.68, 32.97) 0.5560
 Yes 35 8.25 (−43.39, 59.88) 0.7597 18.59 (−191.86, 229.04) 0.8654 7.30 (−58.29, 72.89) 0.8309 13.03 (−50.67, 76.73) 0.6955

Notes: Each stratification was adjusted for all factors (age, gender, ocular axial length, PRP, duration of diabetes, serum creatinine, DBP, HbA1c, anti-VEGF therapy, oral glucose-lowering drugs, and oral calcium antagonists), except the stratification factor itself.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; SFCT, subfoveal choroidal thickness; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; PRP, panretinal photocoagulation.