Table 2. Correlation of aldose reductase activity with other clinical variables.
| Variables |
Correlation coefficient values | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nondiabetic |
Diabetes without retinopathy |
Diabetic retinopathy |
|
| Age |
−0.181 |
−0.015 |
0.047 |
| Glucose |
0.030 |
−0.021 |
0.001 |
| Duration |
— |
−0.049 |
0.016 |
| HbA1C | 0.092 | −0.177 | 0.051 |
Correlation of aldose reductase (ALR2) activity with age, glucose, diabetes duration, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) in different groups indicate all these correlates are not significant with ALR2 activity at p>0.05.