Table 3. Correlation of sorbitol levels with other clinical variables.
| Variables |
Correlation coefficient values | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nondiabetic |
Diabetes without retinopathy |
Diabetic retinopathy |
|
| Age |
0.067 |
−0.033 |
−0.146 |
| Glucose |
0.087 |
0.012 |
−0.047 |
| Duration |
— |
−0.208 |
−0.015 |
| HbA1C | 0.047 | 0.297 | 0.130 |
Correlation of sorbitol levels with age, glucose, diabetes duration, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) in different groups indicate that all these correlates are not significant with sorbitol levels at p>0.05.