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The data has been represented as the number of participants, the corresponding percentage (N (%)), and the p-value (p<0.05 considered significant).
DME, diabetic macular edema
| Stages | Duration of diabetes, N (%) | P-value | ||
| 1-5 yrs | 6-10 yrs | >10 yrs | ||
| Progression | 10 (26.3) | 13 (34.2) | 15 (39.5) | 0.037 |
| Stable | 29 (35.8) | 34 (42) | 18 (22.2) | |
| Regression | 16 (44.4) | 7 (19.4) | 13 (36.1) | |
| Developed DME | 1 (8.3) | 5 (41.7) | 6 (50) | |
