Table 4. Clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients without retinopathy at baseline in prospective study.

Variables	Microalbuminuria< 10.72mg/24h	Microalbuminuria10.72–30mg/24h
Case (M/F)	121(53/68)	176 (79/97)
Age (years)	57.2±13.7	58.5±13.3*
Duration of diabetes (years)	6.2±6.0	6.6±6.2**
Age of diagnosis	51.2±12.7	52.0±12.4
SBP(mmHg)	126.6±15.6	131.6±15.4**
DBP(mmHg)	78.1±8.9	80.2±9.3**
Body-mass index(Kg/m2)	24.2±3.3	25.1±3.8**
Waist circumference(cm)	86.7±10.1	89.1±10.5**
HbA1c(%)	8.9±2.5	9.2±2.4**
Total cholesterol(mmol/l)	4.7±1.1	4.7±1.1
Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol(mmol/l)	3.2±1.0	3.1±1.0
Triglyceride(mmol/l)	1.7±1.6	2.0±2.0**
High density lipoprotein-cholesterol(mmol/l)	1.1±0.3	1.2±0.3**
Highly sensitive C-reactive protein(mg/l)	0.92 [0.43–2.09]	1.29 [0.57–3.01]**
Microalbuminuria (mg/24h)	6.3±2.2	17.1±5.2**
eGFR(ml•min-1•1.73m2)	110.5±34.9	119.6±36.0
Hypertention(%)	40 (33.1%)	72(40.9%)**
Developed DR	17(14.0%)	51(28.98%)**