Abbreviation	Full Term
ANOVA	Analysis of Variance
BMI	Body Mass Index
BP	Blood Pressure
CI	Confidence Interval
DR	Diabetic Retinopathy
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
eGFR	Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
ER	Endoplasmic Reticulum
ERG	Electroretinography
GLUT9	Glucose Transporter 9
HbA1c	Glycated Hemoglobin
HR	Hazard Ratio
hs-CRP	High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
IQR	Interquartile Range
NDR	No Diabetic Retinopathy
PDR	Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
PPDR	Pre-proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
SD	Standard Deviation
SDR	Simple Diabetic Retinopathy
SGLT2	Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2
SMD	Standardized Mean Difference
SUA	Serum Uric Acid
T2D	Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
UA	Uric Acid
URAT1	Urate Transporter 1
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
XO	Xanthine Oxidase